Evon Labs, an innovation and venture-building platform dedicated to identifying and scaling technology-enabled solutions addressing critical challenges, has launched Health…
Flutterwave Inc., one of Africa’s most valuable fintech startups, has sold an equity stake to Ripple, a leading provider…
Ripple has taken an equity stake in Flutterwave, one of Africa’s most valuable fintech startups, as part of the Nigerian…
The company needed to pay a bill in Kenya, but the funds were held in Nigeria. Somewhere between San…
The first wave of enterprise AI produced impressive demos. The second has to produce a workflow change. Founders building in…
Impact venture capital firm 3IF Ventures has reached a $12m first close on its Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund, a vehicle…
By significantly demonstrating capacity and ability to build solutions specifically adapted to African realities rather than simply replicating business models…
Africa’s digital economy continues to expand through fintech and mobile-first innovation in 2026 Africa’s business environment has seen a significant…
The global surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) investment is reshaping the funding landscape, with capital increasingly flowing towards AI-centric ventures,…
Bloomberg has named South African-founded fintech Omnisient one of its African Startups to Watch in 2026, recognising the company’s work…
South Africa’s Aura to Nigeria’s Sycamore: 25 African Startups to Watch in 2026 Bloomberg Source link
Cape Town-based Mia Healthcare Technologies has raised ZAR 15 million (approximately $920,000) from the Vumela Fund, a venture capital…
BREAKING NEWSMay 26, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC TLDR Mia Healthcare Technologies secures ZAR15 million funding for dental care expansion,…
African venture capital investors are discovering that building startups is no longer the hardest part of the investment cycle; getting…
OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Thndr, Termii and 26 other African startups made the Financial Times’ 2026 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies, an…
Fintech improvements to cross-border payment systems could create more than a million remote jobs in Africa and bring the continent…
The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) said venture-backed exits reached a record high in 2025, signalling a shift toward local…
Sixteen months ago, Kabelo Mokoena* was on a flight to Lagos to interview the founder of a fintech startup that…
