A Kenyan electric mobility startup, Roam has officially launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform that is structured to provide real-time monitoring of electric vehicles fleets across Africa. Roam Explorer is a system built to help connect electric motorcycles, buses, and cars to a centralized dashboard, offering live data on battery health,

One of the world’s largest ride-hailing platforms, Bolt has formally registered under South Africa’s recently implemented transport legislation, a ride-hailing powerhouse developed as a standard for safety and compliance in the e-hailing sector.   The Certificate of Registration was issued to Bolt from the National Public Transport Regulator formally

Google has announced its opening for applicants for the 10th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator in Africa. This is a project designed to encourage growth-stage technology startups across the continent.  The initiative, which is scheduled to be held as a three-month hybrid accelerator, aims to empower African founders

An e-commerce platform developed by a young Guinean start-up, Fifoow, has decided to provide services through its digital marketplace platform by tackling the challenges of informal trade. The platform provides an easy and secured mobile-first solution for posting and discovering goods, services, and job opportunities. The platform is structured to

A Senegalese Specialist in financial data and information systems, has announced a new technology innovation company that is built on modernizing asset management practices in Africa and beyond. Launched in Dakar, Techbridge Capital signifies a significant step in combining advanced digital tools with investment management to help financial institutions make

An artificial intelligence firm, Skipr in Abu Dhabi has been granted a USD 2 million seed fundraising round, increasing the value of the company to USD 10 million. This investment funding is targeted towards promoting the company’s goals of developing an autonomous system that can operate safely across borders,

A platform designed to allow users to send items with travelers all around the world, Paquik, has announced a successful raised pre-seed funding of USD 85,000 from different angel investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The funding is targeted at upgrading its traveler-powered logistics platform across the (Gulf

Nigeria- and Ghana-based legal technology startup Judy Legal, is developing to create a new structure ensuring a searchable, centralized database of common law judgements tailored to African jurisdictions. The platform is designed to improve and help lawyers, researchers, and legal professionals easily by locating relevant cases, comparing paper works and

A mobile telecommunications company, Cell C has announced an introduction of a new SME connectivity strategy which is targeted towards ensuring small and medium businesses across South Africa stay connected. This initiative which was unveiled in Johannesburg, South Africa, exhibits how important connectivity is now crucial for business success and

An AI Platform for Commerce Business, Fynd has disclosed its expansion into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), hoping to enhance the rapid digital transformation of retailers and enterprise brands with the use of its platform. This announcement which was made at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marks a strategic step in

One of the world's most recognized airlines, Emirates, has developed an easy and secure payment system, which is the first of its kind in Kenya, through a strategic partnership with one of Africa's fintech companies, Cellulant. This new feature is embraced by Cellulant’s payment gateway,

A Fintech startup Rewa in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  has announced its launch of an anticipated mobile app across its region in order to transform how residents handle one of their largest monthly expenses which is rent. The Rewa app is designed for users to have secured digital rent

Egypt’s first tech enabled, data driven financing platform, Flend has been recognized by becoming the first company to officially receive the National Startup Label under Egypt’s newly established National Startup Charter. This is a certification awarded by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), in promoting

A leading Pan-African tech leadership company, Gebeya Inc has announced its partnership with M-PESA Ethiopia, a platform which enables cashless transactions for individuals and businesses to launch the Dala AI Bundle. This is a subscription specially designed for Ethiopians to access advanced AI creation tools and pay for them directly

Yango, a tech ecosystem designed to offer ride-hailing, public transportation data, deliver, and AI voice assistants amidst other services, has declared a collaboration with African fintech leader Flutterwave to enhance digital payments and accelerate the transition to a cashless economy in Zambia.  This partnership was announced by Flutterwave stating the

A strategic collaboration between AmiViz, a leading cybersecurity and AI–focused value-added distributor in the Middle East alongside Veracode, a global leader in application risk management aims at enhancing its software system across Middle East, East Africa, and Libya, providing organizations with advanced tools to secure upgraded software at scale.

A Moroccan Regulatory Technology startup called “Charikaty” has been approved of the sum of MAD 1.5 million (US$150,000) in funding after pitching during Morocco’s leading Dragons’ Den-style investment show titled  “Qui Veut Investir Dans Mon Projet?” Season 3.  Charikaty is a startup designed to provide digital

A technology company that offers a global HR-tech and payroll management platform, RemotePass has introduced a corporate expense card specifically designed to aid distributed and international teams called SpendCards.  With its official launch, RemotePass addresses long-standing issues with expense management for multinational companies by being the first global payroll platform

A prominent African-focused telecommunications and digital solutions provider, Hayo has commenced on the expansion of its operations in Senegal in advance to strengthen its presence across Francophone Countries. With its presence in Dakar, this shows its commitment to supporting regional digital transformation and building a stronger partnership in Africa with

A globally recognized management platform Asana, Inc, known primarily for combining human collaboration with advanced AI features declared its software is now launched for operations in the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region via the AWS Marketplace. This announcement marks a major step in establishing the growth of AI-powered work management

In a shift to transforming Africa’s technology landscape, Zinox Technologies and TD Africa have created a partnership which is a combination of indigenous manufacturing expertise with the continent’s largest technology distribution network. This collaboration was officially launched at a high-profile press conference in Lagos marking a turning point

A list of Kenyan startups developing low-carbon solutions have received invitations to apply for funding under the United Kingdom-backed initiative called Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) designed to oversee access startups have to capital and scaling up their impact.  The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) is a £12.6 million technical assistance