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Solar Power Overtakes Fintech As Africa’s Top Investment Magnet
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Solar Power Overtakes Fintech As Africa’s Top Investment Magnet

Representational image. Credit: Canva Africa’s investment story is changing fast as renewable energy, especially solar power, is now attracting more…

January 22, 2026
Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50M AI Healthcare Initiative Across Africa to Counter Aid Crisis – Tech In Africa
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Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50M AI Healthcare Initiative Across Africa to Counter Aid Crisis – Tech In Africa

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a $50 million partnership to help several African nations leverage artificial intelligence (AI)…

January 21, 2026
Commit Acquires Savannah in Multi-Million Dollar Deal to Access African Tech Talent – Tech In Africa
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Commit Acquires Savannah in Multi-Million Dollar Deal to Access African Tech Talent – Tech In Africa

Commit, an Israeli technology firm that delivers software solutions to high‑tech companies and enterprises, has acquired Savannah, a startup dedicated…

January 19, 2026
African Tech M&A Activity Rose 34% in 2024: What to Expect – Tech In Africa
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African Tech M&A Activity Rose 34% in 2024: What to Expect – Tech In Africa

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Africa’s tech sector surged by 34% in 2024, with 39 deals recorded, while venture capital…

January 19, 2026
Healthtech Regulation 2025: What Founders Need to Know – Tech In Africa
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Healthtech Regulation 2025: What Founders Need to Know – Tech In Africa

Africa’s healthtech industry is facing stricter regulations in 2025. Governments are formalizing the sector to ensure patient safety, data privacy,…

January 17, 2026
Nigerian Mobility Startup MAX Secures $24 Million Following Achievement of Profitability – Tech In Africa
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Nigerian Mobility Startup MAX Secures $24 Million Following Achievement of Profitability – Tech In Africa

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a mobility financing company based in Nigeria, has closed a $24 million funding round comprising both…

January 16, 2026
Nigerian Fintech Cardtonic Secures $2.1M Seed Funding to Launch Pil Business Spending Platform – Tech In Africa
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Nigerian Fintech Cardtonic Secures $2.1M Seed Funding to Launch Pil Business Spending Platform – Tech In Africa

Nigerian fintech company Cardtonic has closed a $2.1 million seed funding round to develop Pil, an independent business spending and…

January 16, 2026
INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in Africa & the Middle East — Week 3, 2026
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INFOGRAPHIC: Startup Funding in Africa & the Middle East — Week 3, 2026

This week, a fintech with no product, no banking license, and no revenue closed $230 million in seed funding—the largest in Middle…

January 16, 2026
AI Tech Startups

How Kenya’s ProPath Sports using AI to help young athletes build their careers – – Disrupt Africa

How Kenya’s ProPath Sports using AI to help young athletes build their careers  – Disrupt Africa Source link

January 15, 2026
Microsoft AI Report: Top 10 African Countries for AI Readiness – Tech In Africa
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Microsoft AI Report: Top 10 African Countries for AI Readiness – Tech In Africa

Microsoft’s latest AI report highlights the top 10 African countries leading in AI readiness, based on factors like infrastructure, skills,…

January 10, 2026
African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals – Launch Base Africa
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African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals – Launch Base Africa

While the spotlight often shines on headline-grabbing mega-rounds, the bedrock of Africa’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem lies in the consistent…

January 9, 2026
Techpoint Africa Joins As Media Partner for Tech Revolution 2.0 Conference: Elevating Africa’s Innovative Narrative 
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Techpoint Africa Joins As Media Partner for Tech Revolution 2.0 Conference: Elevating Africa’s Innovative Narrative 

In a significant boost to Africa’s tech ecosystem, Techpoint Africa has been announced as an official media partner of Tech…

January 8, 2026
Moroccan Fintech Woliz Raises $2.2M Pre-Seed to Digitize Small Retailers, Sets Up Chari Showdown – Tech In Africa
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Moroccan Fintech Woliz Raises $2.2M Pre-Seed to Digitize Small Retailers, Sets Up Chari Showdown – Tech In Africa

Moroccan startup Woliz has raised $2.2 million in a pre-seed funding round, led by Sanlam Maroc, the Moroccan arm of…

January 7, 2026
Educational Startups

Egypt’s Business For Teens raises 6-figure pre-seed funding to expand across Egypt, GCC – – Disrupt Africa

Egypt’s Business For Teens raises 6-figure pre-seed funding to expand across Egypt, GCC  – Disrupt Africa Source link

January 7, 2026
Nigeria: Flutterwave Acquires Mono in Deal Reportedly Valued Up to $40m
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Nigeria: Flutterwave Acquires Mono in Deal Reportedly Valued Up to $40m

Flutterwave has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock transaction valued between $25 million and $40 million, according…

January 6, 2026
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Nigerian payments company Flutterwave acquires open banking startup Mono – – Disrupt Africa

Nigerian payments company Flutterwave acquires open banking startup Mono  – Disrupt Africa Source link

January 6, 2026
Flutterwave acquires open banking startup Mono
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Flutterwave acquires open banking startup Mono

By Vriti Gothi Today Africa AI Cross Border Payments Flutterwave has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock…

January 6, 2026
FINTECH AFRICA | Flutterwave Acquires Nigerian Open Banking Startup, Mono – A Strategic Leap Toward Tokenized Financial Infrastructure
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FINTECH AFRICA | Flutterwave Acquires Nigerian Open Banking Startup, Mono – A Strategic Leap Toward Tokenized Financial Infrastructure

Africa’s fintech ecosystem marked a major milestone on January 5, 2026, when Flutterwave – the continent’s largest fintech firm –…

January 6, 2026

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2026 Tech Predictions | The AI Journal
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2026 Tech Predictions | The AI Journal

January 22, 2026
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy backs 1,690 startups in 2025, driving 39.7 percent growth with focus on AI and fintech
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Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy backs 1,690 startups in 2025, driving 39.7 percent growth with focus on AI and fintech

January 22, 2026
IPO-Bound PhonePe’s Loss Widens 20% YoY To INR 1,444 Cr In H1 FY26
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IPO-Bound PhonePe’s Loss Widens 20% YoY To INR 1,444 Cr In H1 FY26

January 22, 2026
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Tiger Global, Microsoft to fully exit Walmart-backed PhonePe via its IPO | TechCrunch

January 22, 2026

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Start, scale, stall: The unseen struggles behind IITs’ start-up success stories
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Start, scale, stall: The unseen struggles behind IITs’ start-up success stories

January 22, 2026
FETC26: Socrait Wins Pitchfest 2.0 With AI Classroom Assistant
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FETC26: Socrait Wins Pitchfest 2.0 With AI Classroom Assistant

January 21, 2026
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Educational Startups

UCF Alum Turns Passion into Profit with Virtual Tutoring Startup

January 21, 2026
Educational Startups

Preply adds €127 million and nearly triples valuation as it scales AI and tutoring platform globally – EU-Startups

[ad_1] Preply adds €127 million and nearly triples valuation as it scales AI and tutoring platform globally  EU-Startups [ad_2] Source link

January 21, 2026

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January 22, 2026
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Otto Sport AI raises $16.5M after launch by SportsEngine alumni – The Business Journals

January 22, 2026
Rainmatter Doubles Down on StepOut with $1.5M Pre-Series A to Take AI Football Analytics Global - Indian Startup Times
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Rainmatter Doubles Down on StepOut with $1.5M Pre-Series A to Take AI Football Analytics Global – Indian Startup Times

January 22, 2026
Sports Startups

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January 21, 2026
Sports-tech startup StepOut raises $1.5 Mn led by Rainmatter
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Sports-tech startup StepOut raises $1.5 Mn led by Rainmatter

January 21, 2026
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Legal AI startup Ivo raises $55 million in latest funding round

January 20, 2026
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HSR Layout to Get Karnataka’s ₹20 Crore AI Centre of Excellence | AIM

January 22, 2026

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January 22, 2026
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Open ecosystems accelerate AI commercialisation, Q3 marketing services revenue up 21pc, Tencent Cloud

January 22, 2026
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