Debt Financing Reaches All-Time High in African Tech: The $1.6B Milestone – Tech In Africa
Something structural is shifting in how African tech companies raise money, and most of the conversation about African startup funding…
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African Tech Funding Hits $4.1B in 2025: What’s Really Driving the Growth – Tech In Africa
After two bruising years of decline, African tech funding is back. According to Partech Africa’s 2025 Africa Tech VC Report,…
SA HR startup Rafiki spins out fintech arm as separate company Petl Pay – Disrupt Africa
South African startup Rafiki, a work and payments OS that makes subcontracting and collaboration across borders seamless, has spun out…
SA’s HAVAÍC announces 3rd close of $50m 3rd fund; makes 4 investments – Disrupt Africa
South African VC firm HAVAÍC has announced the third close of its third, US$50 million fund, and with new and…
African Tech Funding Rebounds to $3.2B in 2025, Driven by Large Debt Facilities – Tech In Africa
Total funding to African tech companies reached $3.2 billion in 2025, recovering from $2.2 billion in 2024 and surpassing the…
Fintech cemented its position as leading sector for African tech funding in 2025 – Disrupt Africa
Fintech, yet again, proved by far and away the most popular sector for investors in African tech startups in 2024,…
Fintech And Energy Startups in Africa Captured 64% of Total Amount Raised in 2025 – Report – Tekedia
In 2025, Africa’s startup funding landscape retained familiar sector rankings even as the overall market structure continued to evolve. After…
Africa had 3 successful exits in January 2026, as startups raised total $174m – Technext
The African startup space witnessed three successful exits in January 2026, one of the most impressive months for exits in…
Pitch at Africa Fintech Summit DC 2026 in Front of Global Investors
Registration is open for startups to pitch live at Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) DC 2026 in Washington, D.C. Ten startups…
Week 7’s Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in Africa & the Middle East, Led by SolarAfrica, as Energy and Fintech Drew the Biggest Checks
Startups across Africa and the Middle East raised a combined $142.66 million this week, based on disclosed funding rounds tracked by Techloy,…
South Africa Venture Capital Investment Market: Startup Funding Trends, Sector Diversification & Growth Outlook
According to IMARC Group’s latest research publication, South Africa venture capital investment market size reached USD 1,513.25 Million in 2024.…
MTN Backs Fintech Startups to Scale Digital Finance in Africa – fundsforNGOs News
MTN is actively targeting fintech startups operating in payments, lending, and remittances as part of a broader strategy to strengthen…
MTN Backs Fintech Startups to Scale Digital Finance in Africa – fundsforNGOs News
MTN is actively targeting fintech startups operating in payments, lending, and remittances as part of a broader strategy to strengthen…
Medintech Africa Builds Clinical Talent Pipeline for African Health-Tech Startups | Fintech Association Of Kenya posted on the topic | LinkedIn
𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐢𝐧-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡-𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬. Nigeria-based Medintech Africa is positioning itself as “ecosystem infrastructure”…
How Nigeria’s Medintech Africa is embedding students directly into Africa’s digital health ecosystem – Disrupt Africa
Nigerian startup Medintech Africa is a cross-institutional health technology incubator and talent pipeline designed to embed healthcare students directly into…
Africa’s 100 Most Active Tech Startup Investors — Ranked by Deal Activity (2025) – Launch Base Africa
Africa’s startup ecosystem is often described in terms of headline-grabbing megarounds and unicorn valuations. But those moments are built on…
Asia And Africa Lead Fintech Surge In 2025 And 2026
Across Asia, the financial technology (fintech) landscape is undergoing a remarkable transformation, with Nigeria, South Korea, and Hong Kong each…
Google Accelerator Africa Returns with Equity-Free Support, Cloud Credits, and Early Access to AI Products for Startups – Tech In Africa
Applications are now open for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Program. This three-month hybrid accelerator program is designed…