SA AI startup Verascient raises $1.2m funding to help companies build better teams – Disrupt Africa
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in funding to help companies build faster and more capable…
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This Startup Wants To Save Your Old Broken Motorcycle From The Scrapheap By Converting It To Electric Power – The Autopian
Scattered all over America in dusty barns, garages, and basements sit old motorcycles that haven’t run in potentially decades. These…
SA fintech startup TurnStay processes $61.5m in travel payments in 6 months – Disrupt Africa
South African fintech startup TurnStay, which helps African travel businesses get paid by international guests, has processed more than ZAR1…
How Nigeria’s Blockops Network is powering stablecoin operations for fintechs, banks – Disrupt Africa
Nigerian startup Blockops Network is building OnchainStacks to power stablecoin financial operations for fintechs, PSPs, banks, and remittance companies. Blockops…
SA fintech startup Moment raises $22m funding round – Disrupt Africa
South African fintech startup Moment has raised US$22 million in funding to develop one of the continent’s most advanced payment…
Nigerian mobility startup Moove raises $250m Series C funding round – Disrupt Africa
Nigeria-founded mobility fintech company Moove, which democratises access to vehicle ownership for mobility entrepreneurs, has raised raised US$250 million in…
SA’s Ozow, FNB, RMB advance API-driven payments with launch of FNB payment API – Disrupt Africa
South African fintech startup Ozow has partnered with First National Bank (FNB) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to launch a…
Seychelles-based startup launches AI-native OS for trade businesses – Disrupt Africa
Seychelles-based startup Fusepay has launched an AI-native operating and financial system for trade businesses across the Indian Ocean and Africa.…
Egyptian e-health startup Reme-D raises $1.45m pre-Series A funding – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian e-health startup Reme-D has raised US$1.45 million in pre-Series A funding to expand its manufacturing capacity, regional footprint, and…
Kenyan travel-fintech startup Afrinity joins FasterCapital’s EquityPilot programme – Disrupt Africa
Kenyan travel-fintech startup Afrinity has joined FasterCapital’s EquityPilot programme to help it refine execution priorities, strengthen go-to-market messaging, and align…
Tesla challenges startups to score a gig inside its most advanced European factory
Tesla has issued an open challenge to startups across Europe, inviting them to bring their best battery technology directly to…
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…
Slate Bets Its Electric Truck Is So Cheap That It’ll Turn A Profit | Carscoops
Break-even at half its factory’s capacity is how Slate plans to make money where other EV startups burned through billions…
How Zimbabwe’s Maminda Agri-Fintech helps smallholders access finance, advisory, markets – Disrupt Africa
Zimbabwean startup Maminda Agri-Fintech is helping smallholder farmers access finance, agricultural advisory services and markets through a single digital ecosystem.…
Kenyan EV startup Spiro raises extra $55m to take funding round to $270m – Disrupt Africa
Kenya-based Spiro, a leader in two-wheel transportation and battery-swapping, has raised a further US$55 million in capital to close its…
Uganda’s Tyms AI launches to help businesses run operations faster, smarter – Disrupt Africa
Ugandan startup Tyms AI has launched its human-first AI platform, built to help medium and enterprise businesses run their operations…
Egyptian ed-tech startup eYouth expands to Syria with local startup partnership – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian ed-tech startup eYouth has partnered with Syrian counterpart Doroob in a strategic alliance that blends eYouth’s regional digital footprint…
SA ed-tech startup Inclusive Solutions developing home-language learning tool for early years, foundation phase – Disrupt Africa
South Africa’s Inclusive Solutions, a supplier of assistive tech and education resources is developing a home-language learning tool for early…