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Fintech Deal: MoneyHash and Ozow Team Up for Seamless African Payment Integration – Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business
Fintech Startups

Fintech Deal: MoneyHash and Ozow Team Up for Seamless African Payment Integration – Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business

Payment orchestration platform MoneyHash has forged a strategic partnership with prominent South African payment provider Ozow, creating a seamless integration…

October 17, 2026
Six African Startups Secure $400,000 in FINCA Ventures Funding to Scale Innovative Solutions – Tech In Africa
Fintech Startups

Six African Startups Secure $400,000 in FINCA Ventures Funding to Scale Innovative Solutions – Tech In Africa

Six African startups have received a combined $400,000 in catalytic grant funding through the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition, an…

October 16, 2026
African Startup Funding 2025: Debt Drove 79% of Growth
Fintech Startups

African Startup Funding 2025: Debt Drove 79% of Growth

Debt drove most of the rebound. Of the $800 million increase in African startup funding in 2025, about $630 million…

October 13, 2026
Is African Healthtech Facing a Terminal Diagnosis? – Launch Base Africa
Healthcare Startups

Is African Healthtech Facing a Terminal Diagnosis? – Launch Base Africa

When Alan, the French health insurer valued at €5.5bn, acquired Tanel in June, it looked like a rare piece of…

October 12, 2026
South African Startup Launches AI Model Supporting 12 African Languages – Tech In Africa
AI Tech Startups

South African Startup Launches AI Model Supporting 12 African Languages – Tech In Africa

South African technology company Vambo AI has introduced MORENA, a new artificial intelligence language model designed to improve digital services…

October 10, 2026
Fintech Startups

Alliance Backs Cloud9 to Build Stablecoin-powered Cross-border Banking for African Businesses – Tech Build Africa

Alliance Backs Cloud9 to Build Stablecoin-powered Cross-border Banking for African Businesses  Tech Build Africa Source link

October 9, 2026
YC-backed Bujeti launches AI “teammates” to take manual work off African finance teams – Disrupt Africa
Fintech Startups

YC-backed Bujeti launches AI “teammates” to take manual work off African finance teams – Disrupt Africa

Nigerian fintech startup Bujeti has made Brain, an agentic AI platform for finance teams, publicly available following a two-week private…

October 8, 2026
Fintech Startups

6 African Startups Win USD 400 K In FINCA Ventures Prize Competition – WeeTracker

6 African Startups Win USD 400 K In FINCA Ventures Prize Competition  WeeTracker Source link

October 7, 2026
African startup exits: What the Class of 2016 returned
Fintech Startups

African startup exits: What the Class of 2016 returned

Ten years, $1.89 billion, and almost no liquidity. Since its founding in 2016, Flutterwave has raised about $475 million, more…

October 5, 2026
South African startup Exten AI helps non-technical founders build full-stack apps in plain language – Disrupt Africa
AI Tech Startups

South African startup Exten AI helps non-technical founders build full-stack apps in plain language – Disrupt Africa

South African startup Exten AI has developed an AI-native platform that lets entrepreneurs with no coding skills build working software…

October 1, 2026
African fintechs invited to apply for inaugural TWIF Changemakers competition – Disrupt Africa
Fintech Startups

African fintechs invited to apply for inaugural TWIF Changemakers competition – Disrupt Africa

African fintech startups have been invited to apply for the inaugural TWIF Changemakers competition, a new annual honour dedicated to…

September 29, 2026
African e-health startups invited to apply for 10th Entrepreneurs for Resilience programme – Disrupt Africa
Healthcare Startups

African e-health startups invited to apply for 10th Entrepreneurs for Resilience programme – Disrupt Africa

The Swiss Re Foundation has opened applications for the 10th edition of its Entrepreneurs for Resilience 2027 (E4R27) programme, supporting…

September 25, 2026
South African Fintech Mission Mobile Secures $30.9 Million from DNI to Expand Smartphone Financing – Tech In Africa
Fintech Startups

South African Fintech Mission Mobile Secures $30.9 Million from DNI to Expand Smartphone Financing – Tech In Africa

South African fintech startup Mission Mobile has secured $30.9 million (R500 million) in growth capital from investment company DN Invest…

September 23, 2026
AI Tech Startups

Qhala Trust, Mistral, French Tech Nairobi launch AI bootcamp for African startups – Africa Business Communities

Qhala Trust, Mistral, French Tech Nairobi launch AI bootcamp for African startups  Africa Business Communities Source link

September 21, 2026
African Startups Gain Momentum as AI and Climate-Tech Investments Rise – Tech In Africa
AI Tech Startups

African Startups Gain Momentum as AI and Climate-Tech Investments Rise – Tech In Africa

Africa’s technology ecosystem is receiving fresh attention as new investments target artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and climate innovation. In South Africa,…

September 17, 2026
African AI Startups Grow as Early-Stage Funding Pipeline Shrinks – Tech In Africa
AI Tech Startups

African AI Startups Grow as Early-Stage Funding Pipeline Shrinks – Tech In Africa

Africa’s artificial-intelligence startup ecosystem is producing more founders and new companies, but fewer young businesses are securing the early capital…

September 15, 2026
Askya Launches Growth Programme With Up to $200,000 Investment for African AI Startups – Tech In Africa
Fintech Startups

Askya Launches Growth Programme With Up to $200,000 Investment for African AI Startups – Tech In Africa

  African artificial intelligence startups have a new opportunity to access funding, technical resources and business support through the Askya…

September 14, 2026
Apply Now: $200,000 and Coaching for African AI Startups – ICTworks
AI Tech Startups

Apply Now: $200,000 and Coaching for African AI Startups – ICTworks

⇓ More from ICTworks By Wayan Vota on September 14, 2026 AI-native African companies took less than 2%…

September 14, 2026

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Loops Raises $3.5m Seed to Unify AI Commerce Tools for Retailers | The Fintech Times
Fintech Startups

Loops Raises $3.5m Seed to Unify AI Commerce Tools for Retailers | The Fintech Times

October 21, 2026
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Fintech Startups

Dallas Fintech Startup Zippy Raises $20M to Accelerate Lending Platform for Manufactured Homes

October 21, 2026
Fintech Startups

Pennant secures $5m seed to modernise proxy voting with AI

October 21, 2026
The Moniepoint alumni building their own startups
Fintech Startups

The Moniepoint alumni building their own startups

October 21, 2026

EdTech Startups Update

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Columbus startup Tandem uses technology to staff child care classrooms with substitutes
Educational Startups

Columbus startup Tandem uses technology to staff child care classrooms with substitutes

October 21, 2026
Educational Startups

‘Weird And Maybe Uninvestable’: How Reach Capital Spots Its Venture Winners – Crunchbase News

[ad_1] ‘Weird And Maybe Uninvestable’: How Reach Capital Spots Its Venture Winners  Crunchbase News [ad_2] Source link

October 21, 2026
GJU Hosts Startup Alley 2026 with 44 Participating Companies
Educational Startups

GJU Hosts Startup Alley 2026 with 44 Participating Companies

October 21, 2026
Educational Startups

Penn State Brandywine’s Nicky Grantland Gains Hands-On Experience at AI Startup Agent23 – PHILADELPHIA.Today

[ad_1] Penn State Brandywine’s Nicky Grantland Gains Hands-On Experience at AI Startup Agent23  PHILADELPHIA.Today [ad_2] Source link

October 21, 2026

Recent News

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  • Atlanta’s Digital Health Sales Institute Trains Founders
  • Dallas Fintech Startup Zippy Raises $20M to Accelerate Lending Platform for Manufactured Homes

Sport Startups Update

Sports Startups

This Startup Wants to Pay Sports Fans for Watching Games. The Bigger Bet Is What Their Attention Is Worth – Inc.com

October 21, 2026
Sports Startups

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October 20, 2026
Sports Startups

USF-founded startup tests personalized hydration tracker with student-athletes

October 20, 2026
Sports Startups

Nvidia wins fast-growing AI startup Modal for new central processors – KWSN

October 19, 2026
Sports Startups

Irish live scoring startup Anyscor expands into US grassroots sports market – Irish Tech News – Irish Tech News

October 19, 2026
Sports Startups

Irish live scoring startup Anyscor expands into US grassroots sports market – Irish Tech News – Irish Tech News

October 19, 2026
Blacksmith Joins Unicorn Club on $66M Sequoia-Led Round
AI Tech Startups

Legal AI Startup Legora Lands $550M at $8.8B Valuation

October 21, 2026
Fast Metals Turns Aluminum Waste Into Critical Mineral Goldmine
AI Tech Startups

Pascal Rethinks 170-Year-Old Heat Pump Tech with 20% Boost

October 21, 2026

AI vibe check: Searching for human signals at a San Francisco tech conference – PCWorld

October 21, 2026

The Cross-Border Corridor: Establishing India as a Soft-Landing and Expansion Hub for Deep-Tech – CXOToday.com

October 21, 2026
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