Africa Report Names 20 Tech Startups Shaping the Continent’s Future
Future Champions The Africa Report has released its fourth annual “20 Future Champions of African Tech” list, spotlighting high-potential early-stage…
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Egyptian Fintech Lucky Hits Profitability, Raises $23m Series B for North African Expansion – Launch Base Africa
Egyptian consumer credit startup Lucky has raised a $23m Series B funding round, comprising a mix of equity and debt,…
Tech & Business in Africa: Innovation, Startups, and Economic Insights – Tekedia
Africa is changing fast. Not slowly, not gradually — fast. The Africa tech ecosystem has become one of the most…
The Hidden Limits of Flutterwave’s ‘New’ Bank – Launch Base Africa
Last week, Africa’s most valuable fintech Flutterwave announced that it had obtained a microfinance bank (MfB) license from the Central…
Morocco’s Hanout Wars: Three Startups, $10m, and One Corner Shop – Launch Base Africa
Z.systems has closed a $1.65 million funding round led by Azur Innovation Fund, with renewed participation from MNF Ventures and…
Week 14 Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in Africa and the Middle East, Led by ScaleOps, as AI and Cybersecurity Drew the Biggest Checks
Startups across Africa and the Middle East raised a combined $299.4 million this week, based on disclosed funding rounds tracked…
Ethiopia’s EdTech Founders Take Centre Stage as Reach for Change Graduates New Cohort – Catalysing Growth. Connecting Entrepreneurs. Transforming Africa.
A new generation of Ethiopian education technology start-ups has stepped into the spotlight after Reach for Change Ethiopia graduated its…
Five Brutal Truths About African Tech in Q1 2026 – Launch Base Africa
Two years ago, the standard pitch for investing in an African startup carried a familiar set of assumptions: software scales…
Flourish Ventures Backs Flutterwave Stablecoin Partner Kulipa in $6.2m Seed Round – Launch Base Africa
Paris-based fintech infrastructure platform Kulipa has raised a $6.2 million seed round to expand its stablecoin-native card issuing network across…
Fintech Unicorn Flutterwave Lands Banking License to Take on Nigeria’s Digital Incumbents – Launch Base Africa
Flutterwave, Africa’s most valuable fintech, has acquired a microfinance bank (MfB) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), signalling…
Angolan edtech startup Kukubela grows African language learning platform – Tech In Africa
Angolan startup Kukubela is expanding its presence in the African edtech market by offering digital courses in local and regional…
Africa’s Most Active Startup Investors in Q1 2026 — and Where They Put Their Money – Launch Base Africa
African startups raised $554.5m in the first quarter of 2026 according to Launch Base Africa‘s data, marking an 8.2% decline…
GITEX Africa 2026 is Major Opportunity to Develop Digitization, AI in Morocco, Minister El Fallah Seghrouchni Says – Morocco World News
GITEX Africa 2026 is Major Opportunity to Develop Digitization, AI in Morocco, Minister El Fallah Seghrouchni Says Morocco World News Source…
VivaTech unveils AfricaTech Award 2026 Top 30 – Catalysing Growth. Connecting Entrepreneurs. Transforming Africa.
Africa’s innovation economy has delivered one of its clearest signals yet of global intent, as VivaTech’s AfricaTech Award 2026 unveils…
Fundamental Analysis Explained: How Investors Evaluate a Company’s True Value – Tech In Africa
A market headline can move fast. A company’s actual position usually changes much more slowly. That gap matters to any…
Mastercard Foundation Backs 12 Ethiopian EdTech Startups with $60,000 Each in New Fellowship Cohort – Catalysing Growth. Connecting Entrepreneurs. Transforming Africa.
Twelve education technology startups in Ethiopia have secured $60,000 each in equity-free funding under the third cohort of the Mastercard…
Xpend AI Wins Startup World Cup Lagos, Heads to $1M Silicon Valley Finale – Catalysing Growth. Connecting Entrepreneurs. Transforming Africa.
Nigerian fintech startup Xpend AI emerged victorious at the 2026 Startup World Cup Lagos Regional, clinching first place out of…
Week 13’s Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in the Middle East and Africa, Led by NoTraffic, as Cybersecurity and AI Drew the Biggest Checks
Startups across Africa and the Middle East raised a combined $196.5 million this week, based on disclosed funding rounds tracked…