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Renew Capital picks 15 African embedded-finance startups
Fintech Startups

Renew Capital picks 15 African embedded-finance startups

Africa’s next wave of SME finance may not come from banks, or even from fintechs, but from the software companies…

July 13, 2026
Apply Now: $100,000 for African AI Startup Founders – ICTworks
AI Tech Startups

Apply Now: $100,000 for African AI Startup Founders – ICTworks

⇓ More from ICTworks By Wayan Vota on July 6, 2026 African AI startups captured barely 1 to…

July 6, 2026
Call for Applications: WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0 for African –
Fintech Startups

Call for Applications: WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0 for African –

Applications are now open for the 2026 WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0, Wema Bank’s flagship open innovation program designed to…

July 3, 2026
African Tech Startups Face 40 Percent Q2 Funding Decline as Global Capital Concentrates in AI – Grit Daily News
AI Tech Startups

African Tech Startups Face 40 Percent Q2 Funding Decline as Global Capital Concentrates in AI – Grit Daily News

The global venture capital landscape is fracturing along geographic and sectoral lines. While Israeli AI companies mobilized over $3 billion…

July 2, 2026
AI Tech Startups

Novastar Ventures Targets AI-Native African Start-Ups With Google-Backed Lab – Launch Base Africa

Nairobi-based venture capital firm Novastar Ventures is launching an applied artificial intelligence laboratory in partnership with Google, aiming to channel…

July 2, 2026
Fintech Startups

A New Atlanta FinTech Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups – Global Atlanta

A New Atlanta FinTech Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups  Global Atlanta Source link

July 1, 2026
Bullion, A New Atlanta FinTech, Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups – Hypepotamus
Fintech Startups

Bullion, A New Atlanta FinTech, Tackles the Business Banking Gap for African and Latin American Startups – Hypepotamus

ATLANTA (July 1) Hypepotamus – Raise venture capital in USD. Then start building globally. That is a playbook international tech…

July 1, 2026
RegTech Africa Conference and Expo 2026 closes on a high note, cementing Abuja as a hub for African fintech and regulatory innovation
Fintech Startups

RegTech Africa Conference and Expo 2026 closes on a high note, cementing Abuja as a hub for African fintech and regulatory innovation

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2026: The 2026 RegTech Africa Conference and Expo (RACE 2026) concluded on a landmark high,…

July 1, 2026
$100,000 in Support. Four Weeks. One Goal — Turn African Fintech Founders Into Operators. Bankiffy Fintech Accelerator BFA 2026 Cohort 1 Is Now Open
Fintech Startups

$100,000 in Support. Four Weeks. One Goal — Turn African Fintech Founders Into Operators. Bankiffy Fintech Accelerator BFA 2026 Cohort 1 Is Now Open

Every week across Africa, a fintech idea dies quietly. Not because the market didn’t need it. Not because the founder…

June 30, 2026
Kenya’s Fikra launches AI inference API for African developers, startups, businesses – Disrupt Africa
AI Tech Startups

Kenya’s Fikra launches AI inference API for African developers, startups, businesses – Disrupt Africa

Kenya’s Fikra API has launched an AI inference API built specifically for African developers, startups, and businesses.  Founded by James…

June 30, 2026
KfW backs Open Startup to finance African startups in health, climate and artificial intelligence
Healthcare Startups

KfW backs Open Startup to finance African startups in health, climate and artificial intelligence

Tunisia-based Open Startup launched a decade ago as an entrepreneurship competition for university students. It has evolved into an accelerator…

June 29, 2026
Open Startup’s new vehicle to finance African startups in health, climate and artificial intelligence
Healthcare Startups

Open Startup’s new vehicle to finance African startups in health, climate and artificial intelligence

Tunisia-based Open Startup launched a decade ago as an entrepreneurship competition for university students. It has evolved into an accelerator…

June 29, 2026
Daya raises $2.4m pre-seed to power stablecoin payments for African cross-border trade – Businessday NG
Fintech Startups

Daya raises $2.4m pre-seed to power stablecoin payments for African cross-border trade – Businessday NG

African fintech startup Daya has secured $2.4 million in pre-seed funding to build a stablecoin-powered financial operating system for businesses…

June 24, 2026
African Health startup targets diabetes, hypertension costs with AI-powered monitoring platform – Businessday NG
Healthcare Startups

African Health startup targets diabetes, hypertension costs with AI-powered monitoring platform – Businessday NG

Nigerian health technology company Medlitics Limited has launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform aimed at changing how chronic diseases such as…

June 22, 2026
15 African AI Startups Graduate from Google Accelerator Africa
AI Tech Startups

15 African AI Startups Graduate from Google Accelerator Africa

Fifteen AI-focused startups from eight African countries have completed the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme, with 60% of the…

June 19, 2026
South African startup develops home-language literacy tool for young children
Educational Startups

South African startup develops home-language literacy tool for young children

Inclusive Solutions is building on a 15-year-old assistive technology product to address literacy gaps in early years and foundation phase…

June 19, 2026
A scalable, real-world future: Class 10 AI startups redefine African tech
AI Tech Startups

A scalable, real-world future: Class 10 AI startups redefine African tech

Clearing the bottlenecks for real-world impact There is still a lot of noise out there making AI sound like an…

June 18, 2026
EBRD and Microsoft Launch Initiative to Help African Startups Adopt AI – Tech In Africa
AI Tech Startups

EBRD and Microsoft Launch Initiative to Help African Startups Adopt AI – Tech In Africa

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Microsoft have entered a partnership aimed at helping promising African startups use…

June 17, 2026

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Flutterwave, Moove drive Nigeria’s $635m startup funding
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Flutterwave, Moove drive Nigeria’s $635m startup funding

October 21, 2026
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
Ben Halliday (left) with Jordan Bucy
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

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

  • Curebay funding: Healthtech startup Curebay raises Rs 100 crore funding led by IvyCap Ventures – The Economic Times
  • Ex-Marine and Microsoft vets launch Watchtower Labs with $35M to bring AI to military logistics – GeekWire
  • Flutterwave, Moove drive Nigeria’s $635m startup funding
  • Legal AI Startup Legora Lands $550M at $8.8B Valuation
  • Loops Raises $3.5m Seed to Unify AI Commerce Tools for Retailers | The Fintech Times

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

Ex-Marine and Microsoft vets launch Watchtower Labs with $35M to bring AI to military logistics – GeekWire

October 22, 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
Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation | TechCrunch
AI Tech Startups

Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation | TechCrunch

October 21, 2026
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AI Tech Startups

Why did Apple buy AI music startup Samplab, and how might this impact Logic Pro? 

October 21, 2026
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