Africa’s next investment frontier moves beyond fintech
Fintech remains the biggest investment sector in Africa’s technology ecosystem, but capital is increasingly moving into businesses tackling the continent’s…
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TechMoran Launches StartupEast to Find East Africa’s Next Startup Stars – Techweez
TechMoran Launches StartupEast to Find East Africa’s Next Startup Stars Techweez Source link
Askya's $200,000 bet on Africa’s next generation of AI companies – TechCabal
Askya’s $200,000 bet on Africa’s next generation of AI companies TechCabal Source link
GITEX Nigeria 2026: Startups, AI, and Africa’s Digital Future in Focus
Rabat – GITEX Nigeria 2026 will bring together technology companies, startups, investors, government officials, and digital leaders to explore the…
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…
UNDP Opens Pan-African HealthTech Launchpad to Scale Africa’s Next Generation of Healthcare Startups – Tech In Africa
The United Nations Development Programme has opened applications for upcoming cohorts of its pan-African timbuktoo HealthTech LaunchPad, targeting technology startups…
Moove becomes Africa’s latest unicorn after $250m funding round – Businessday NG
Moove, a Nigerian-born mobility company, has joined Africa’s growing list of unicorns after raising $250 million in a Series C…
Africa’s Founder Exit Wave Is Hitting Health-Tech Hardest – Launch Base Africa
Adegoke Olubusi has stepped down as chief executive of Helium Health, marking his departure with a note thanking “Helium Humans,…
Africa’s funding reset leaves early-stage tech founders behind
Africa’s early-stage startups are facing a new funding squeeze as venture capital firms increasingly prioritize backing proven companies over riskier…
Africa’s Fintech and Logistics Sectors Dominate Startup Funding in H1 2026 – Tekedia
Africa’s startup investment landscape in the first half (H1) of 2026 remained highly concentrated, with fintech and logistics & transport…
Fintech and Logistics Dominated Africa’s H1 2026 Funding, With Spiro Behind a Quarter of All Capital Raised – Tech In Africa
Africa’s startups pulled in $1.36 billion in the first half of 2026, excluding exits, but the money was heavily clustered…
Two Founders, Stranded Abroad By Failed Cards, Are Building Africa’s Missing ‘Financial Passport’
In 2019, Oluwatomi Ayorinde was stranded in Mannheim, Germany. His Nigerian bank card, which had worked perfectly at home, simply…
Africa’s startup funding slump fuels wave of mergers and acquisitions – Businessday NG
The prolonged slowdown in venture capital funding is increasing mergers and acquisitions across Africa’s technology ecosystem, as startups choose consolidation…
Africa’s startup funding slump fuels wave of mergers and acquisitions – Businessday NG
The prolonged slowdown in venture capital funding is increasing mergers and acquisitions across Africa’s technology ecosystem, as startups choose consolidation…
Float skipped Africa’s expansion race to challenge UK’s fintech giants
Float, a South African payments startup, is taking a card-linked instalment product developed at home to one of the world’s…
PayPal and Visa may need Africa’s stablecoin expertise soon
Africa is emerging as one of the world’s most promising frontiers for fintech innovation, driven by rapid digital adoption, a…
How a Lagos fintech cracked Africa’s hardest payments puzzle with N60 transactions – Businessday NG
In a small office on Adeola Odeku Street in Victoria Island, Lagos, a young fintech startup was trying to solve…
The biggest winners of Africa’s $1.5bn startup funding boom in H1 2026 – Businessday NG
African startups attracted more than $1.5 billion in disclosed funding during the first half of 2026, showing that investors remain…