Askya AI Growth Platform offers $200k zero-equity funding to African startups – Disrupt Africa
Askya Investment Partners, an African venture capital firm, has announced the launch of the Askya AI Growth Platform, a pan-African…
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Kylian Mbappé-Backed Healthtech Unicorn Alan Makes First African Acquisition – Launch Base Africa
The French digital health insurer Alan, whose backers include football star Kylian Mbappé and technology investor Prosus, has acquired Senegalese…
Edtech Platform Abwaab Acquires Egypt’s Eduact in Bid to Consolidate Fragmented Market – Launch Base Africa
Abwaab, the Middle East and North Africa edtech platform, has acquired Egyptian software provider Eduact, a move aimed at expanding…
List of 3,422 EdTech Startups in Africa & Market Trends (Aug 2026) – Tracxn
The EdTech sector in Africa comprises 3.42K companies, including 242 funded companies having collectively raised $136M in venture capital money…
Kenya’s Flowt Secures Pre-Seed Backing to Expand Financing for Climate-Smart Business – Tech In Africa
Nairobi-based fintech startup Flowt has completed the first close of its pre-seed funding round as it looks to expand access…
Africa & Middle East Startups Raise $239.63M in Week 35
Startups across Africa and the Middle East raised a combined $239.63 million this week, based on disclosed funding rounds tracked…
Kenyan AI startup Flowt raises pre-seed funding round – Disrupt Africa
Kenyan startup Flowt, an AI-driven financial intelligence platform that makes Africa’s climate-smart businesses investable, has closed an undisclosed pre-seed round…
SA AI startup Verascient raises $1.2m funding to help companies build better teams – Disrupt Africa
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in funding to help companies build faster and more capable…
Kenya AI Accessibility Innovation Uses Local Roads to Help Visually Impaired Users Navigate – The Voice of Africa
Kenya AI Accessibility Innovation Uses Local Roads to Help Visually Impaired Users Navigate The Voice of Africa Source link
Gokada Secures Series A Funding of $5.3 Million – MSME Africa
Stablecoin infrastructure and payments provider Yellow Card is expanding its global operations after securing $40 million in strategic funding and…
After His First African Crypto Startup Failed, His Next One Blockradar Just Hit $1B In Transaction Volume – Tech Build Africa
After His First African Crypto Startup Failed, His Next One Blockradar Just Hit $1B In Transaction Volume Tech Build Africa Source…
Top 5 EdTech Startups in Africa 2026
Africa’s EdTech ecosystem is growing rapidly, with startups transforming how millions of people learn, acquire skills and prepare for the…
From theory to the lab: How two Nigerian brothers are changing science education in Africa
Davis and Emmanuel Eban founded Edugene – a science and biotechnology education startup. It is the first and only organisation…
Local Bourses Miss IPO Wave As Africa’s Fintech Unicorns Take Listings Abroad
Africa’s fintech champions are preparing for a landmark moment. By the end of 2026, as many as four of the…
Masakhane African Languages Hub Awards 26 LINGUA Africa Grants to Advance Inclusive AI – Tech In Africa
Following a highly competitive open call for proposals that attracted over 800 applications from 64 countries, 85 per cent of…
SA's Deep-Tech Startup BIXIE Reports Early Traction Under FasterCapital's EquityPilot Programme – Tech Build Africa
SA’s Deep-Tech Startup BIXIE Reports Early Traction Under FasterCapital’s EquityPilot Programme Tech Build Africa Source link
Nigerian Student? Apply for Startup Abuja Scholarship Programme (₦50M) – Tech Build Africa
Nigerian Student? Apply for Startup Abuja Scholarship Programme (₦50M) Tech Build Africa Source link
Fylings Simplifies Business Verification Across Africa
Fragmented business registries across Africa can make verification more difficult for banks, fintech companies, investors and other businesses operating in…