South African fintech startup LittleFish has announced its funding of $9.5 million in order to expand and build its merchant operating system across Africa. This funding is targeted at
African agri-tech startups have been invited to take part in the 2026 Innovate for Impact Challenge. This program is offering a total of $65,000 cash prizes for early-stage ventures
Adenia Partners is launching a new Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I (AEF) with its first major investment which is supported by Moroccan food brand Maymana. The launch comes with a total
Happy Pay, a South African startup has announced it raised $5 million in seed funding to scale its ad-subsidized payments network, in order to provide consumers with a fee-free alternative
A price search startup, Bountii in South Africa is launching a clean, online deals platform that will help shoppers to save money through verified promo codes and discounts for South
A Nigerian fintech company, Moniepoint is expanding as it acquires a restaurant management startup Orda to boost its innovation in the country’s restaurant industry. This integration will adopt Orda’
European Investment Bank (EIB) Global has pledged a total of €40 million to Speedinvest’s first Africa-focused fund in order to expand high-growth tech startups across the continent. The investment
Sistema.bio is a suite of technology, training, and financing platforms that has gained $ 53 million to launch the FarmCarbon Climate Finance Fund, a pioneering initiative designed to channel global
A UAE-based mental health startup, Elggo, is launching a free regional platform that is created to provide accessible mental health support across the Arab world called Relief Hub. The launch
An international transfer platform, NALA is entering into the Nigeria market after securing an International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and completing direct
A top mobile-first bug-reporting platform, Instabug now rebranded as Luciq is refining mobile bug detection and resolution in Egypt by diverting the company into an AI-powered observability platform. Founded by
An AI-powered Global Talent Operating System, Utiva has been appointed into the 2026 Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator as it grows from a talent training platform into an AI-powered global workforce
