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
Kenya’s startup ecosystem has climbed to the 58th place globally in the latest Startup Blink report, reclaiming its position as Africa’s second-leading hub after three years at third.
Safaricom is betting big on artificial intelligence, unveiling a $500 million investment to build AI infrastructure across East Africa over the next three years.
At the Connected Africa Summit 2025
In 2024, Tanzania’s startup ecosystem moved from being in the shadows to the spotlight, with huge milestones that proved the country’s growth as an innovation hub in Africa.
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Starlink, is rapidly expanding internet access across Sub-Saharan Africa, but Kenya has experienced the steepest drop in Starlink speeds on the continent, according to
