Wingu Africa, East Africa’s first carrier-neutral data centre operator, has secured $60 million in funding from Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to scale its operations and strengthen digital infrastructure across
Cardano has officially launched the CV Labs Cardano Accelerator, a 10-week startup program aimed at advancing blockchain solutions built on its ecosystem. Hosted in Switzerland, the accelerator features nine early-stage
Born from the deeply personal journey of its co-founder, Prompt BI (Formerly Skizaa) is quickly emerging as one of Africa's most promising ed-tech platforms, harnessing mobile technology and
SolarNow Services Ltd has entered voluntary liquidation. A notice published in the Kenya Gazette confirms that the company’s shareholders passed a resolution to liquidate.
Founded in 2011 and headquartered
Nairobi has become the launchpad for a new initiative aiming to transform the support landscape for early-stage businesses across Africa. Conecta Africa seeks to boost 1,500 small and medium
Ethiopia has introduced the Fayda Wallet, a new digital identity and financial inclusion platform aimed at simplifying electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) processes and expanding access to formal financial services.
Seven women-led startups are among the twelve ventures selected for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship cohort, a program run by Nairobi-based incubator iHUB.
Launched in 2023, the Fellowship supports
Conduit, a fintech startup focused on transforming cross-border payments through Stablecoin technology, has secured $36 million in Series A funding to fuel its expansion across Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Tanzanian fintech startup Mixx by Yas has announced a strategic partnership with UBX and the Savings and Credit Cooperative Union of Tanzania (SCCULT) to digitize financial services for SACCO (Savings
Kenya’s electric mobility landscape has received a significant boost with a $5 million investment in ARC Ride, a local startup offering battery-as-a-service (BaaS) solutions for electric two-wheelers.
The financing,
COREangels MEA, a regional investment network, has unveiled a $10 million fund aimed at bolstering early-stage tech startups across the Middle East and Africa. The initiative, developed in collaboration with
Kenya’s Medbook has been named one of Bloomberg’s “25 African Startups to Watch in 2025,” spotlighting its growing role in reshaping healthcare delivery through artificial intelligence and localized
