Nairobi-based venture capital firm Novastar Ventures is launching an applied artificial intelligence laboratory in partnership with Google, aiming to channel…
In Victoria Island, the upscale commercial district of Lagos, the remnants of failed tech startups are quietly accumulating. Okra, an…
GRO’s journey to Qatar began at Web Summit Qatar, where the company first connected with local investors. Founded by Mariia…
By Mohamed Elashi & Ahmed Omeira Published on 12/06/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 GRO’s journey to Qatar began at Web Summit Qatar, where the…
GRO’s journey to Qatar began at Web Summit Qatar, where the company first connected with local investors. Founded by Mariia…
GRO’s journey to Qatar began at Web Summit Qatar, where the company first connected with local investors. Founded by Mariia…
While the spotlight often shines on headline-grabbing mega-rounds, the bedrock of Africa’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem lies in the consistent…
Impact venture capital firm 3IF Ventures has reached a $12m first close on its Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund, a vehicle…
Anara Impact Capital has pulled in $48m of a $50m target for its first fund, giving the venture capital firm…
A surge of capital into electric vehicles, the arrival of crypto‑native stablecoin investors, and a sharp pivot by development finance…
FASA, the multi-donor fund-of-funds targeting Africa’s underserved agricultural SMEs, has made its first investment, committing $5m to Catalyst Fund, a…
Equity mega-rounds have all but vanished. In their place, credit facilities, securitisations and local-currency loans are rapidly reshaping how the…
The macroeconomic scorecard for African technology companies reached a stark divergence this month. By the end of May 2025, the…
Yoco, the Cape Town-based payments platform that serves more than 200,000 small merchants, has acquired Dyner.ai, a South African startup…
South Africa’s best‑known agricultural crowdfunding platform, Livestock Wealth, has been wound up by order of the Gauteng High Court, drawing…
While the spotlight often shines on headline-grabbing mega-rounds, the bedrock of Africa’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem lies in the consistent…
Sixteen months ago, Kabelo Mokoena* was on a flight to Lagos to interview the founder of a fintech startup that…
Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta will manage and operate a full medical building inside a new Cairo mixed-use development, a leap into…
