A startup co-founded by students from Uganda’s Makerere University, alongside peers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University in the U.S., is developing an affordable home-based diagnostic tool to
Addis Ababa-based startup Beemi has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Renew Capital to expand its mobile-first livestreaming platform across Africa.
The investment will help the company scale
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,
