A look at the African defence startup funded by major investors, including Palantir
Africa’s defence technology industry has historically been shaped by imports, equipment, software, and intelligence systems designed elsewhere, sold back to…
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Meet the 3 African fintech founders on Forbes 50 list – Technext
When Forbes published its 11th annual Fintech 50 list, the headline story was about an industry under pressure. Funding for…
TetradPay spotlights Global readiness as next frontier for African fintechs – Businessday NG
TetradPay has stated the importance of building African fintech companies with global ambitions beyond local markets. The firm said this…
EV Startup Spiro Lands $7M to Scale Electric Motorcycle Fleet
Spiro, a company specializing in rent-to-own electric motorcycles, has secured $7 million in debt financing from Nithio, a US-based climate…
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…
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,…
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…
Grey launches ‘Grey Business’ to simplify global payments for African startups and SMEs
Grey Business was officially launched on February 10, 2026, at an exclusive side event during Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi,…
African defence startup Terra raises $22m in two weeks, valuation tops $100m
The rapid extension brings the company’s total funding to $34 million and pushes its valuation above $100 million, a rare…
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,…
Flutterwave CEO joins $22m Terra round as African defensetech accelerates expansion – Businessday NG
Olugbenga Agboola, the chief executive of Flutterwave, has joined a fresh $22 million funding round for Nigerian defensetech startup Terra…
Can prediction markets fix a multi-billion-dollar information gap for African startups?
Consider a hypothetical but common scenario in Africa’s tech ecosystem: A fintech startup raises $35 million in 2023 to bring…
Payd, Noah launch stablecoin payments for African freelancers
Payd, a Kenyan-born pan-African fintech startup, has partnered with UK-based payments infrastructure provider, Noah, to enable its users to receive…
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”…
African fintechs must abandon “growth at all costs” model to win trust, scale sustainably – Kuda’s MD – Businessday NG
African fintech startups seeking to onboard the continent’s next billion users will need to rethink their long-standing growth strategies, Musty…
Investment In African Tech Startups Up Nearly 50% – TechRound
After a tough couple of years, capital is finally flowing back into African tech startups. In fact, new figures from…
Tony Elumelu’s startup plans $100m capital raise to fund African expansion
Founded in 2020, Redtech is a unit of Heirs Holdings, Elumelu’s investment group with interests spanning energy, hospitality and banking.…
Qualcomm Unveils Make in Africa Programme to Empower African Startups – Tech In Africa
Qualcomm has launched enrollment for the latest Make in Africa Startup Guidance Initiative. The programme offers young enterprises critical assistance,…