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In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
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Okra CEO Fara Ashiru has shed more light on why the company shut down, and what will happen to the funds raised. She has revealed that the company still has substantial funding remaining
Uplift Nigeria uses tech to make donations transparent and accountable, connecting donors to verified recipients while promoting financial inclusion in underserved communities.
With over 1,400 users and 10,000 court documents that had never been digitised, Case Radar is building an AI legal assistant tailored for Nigerians.
What started as a voice AI for hospitals is now powering courtrooms and call centres across Africa. Intron Health is expanding its AI models beyond health.
Nigeria is strengthening data protection through GAID 2025 to address growing concerns around user privacy in the digital age. With the rapid rise of tech startups and digital services, personal data is being collected at unprecedented rates, often without proper safguards.
BAS Group acquires a majority stake in Nigerian fintech Zuvy; founders exit to focus on YC-backed healthtech startup Avelis Health.
After years in big pharma, Irene Nwaukwa’s startup Onboard is helping healthcare businesses navigate compliance with ease.
PaidHR’s cross-border payroll feature, launched to cushion Nigeria’s currency woes, now drives 15% of its revenue. With $1.8M in fresh funding, the startup plans to double down on it.
Chowdeck has acquired Mira as it looks to become the operational backbone for food businesses across Africa.
Hello Tractor is transforming the way smallholder farmers operate by connecting them with the tractors they need for farming mechanisation.
LemFi has acquired UK card issuer Pillar to expand its services beyond remittances. The move intensifies competition among African fintechs targeting diaspora users.
Drastic pay cuts, unpaid salaries, debts, and broken promises have sparked internal turmoil at Vendease as the once-promising startup faces an uncertain future.
Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech plans to raise $300m to push its valuation past $1bn, potentially making it Africa’s next unicorn.
From fintech to AI, former Flutterwave employees are launching high-impact ventures across Africa’s tech ecosystem.
African startups have raised $1 billion in funding between January and May 2025, a 40% jump from last year. Egypt accounts for almost a third of the total funding raised.
OmniRetail founder Deepankar Rustagi co-invests in Cape Town Tigers with Silverback Holdings, an existing investor in his startup.
Salus Cloud, a DevSecOps startup spun out of Deimos, raises $3.7M to bring AI-powered software delivery to startups and SMEs across Africa and other emerging markets.
A proptech startup called Citiliving wants to solve Lagos’ housing crisis by building new houses. According to the founder, “We cannot AI our way out of it.”
Importa General Merchant Limited is breaking barriers in cross-border trade by letting African merchants order small quantities at factory prices, pay in Naira, and shop via WhatsApp.
Semicolon and Tech-U partner to bridge academia and industry, offering Semicolon alumni a fast track to a Computer Science degree and Tech-U students access to practical tech training.