Startups
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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What started as a response to a Google deranking has evolved into Demfati, an event management solution based in Calabar that simplifies ticketing, e-voting, forms, and cinema bookings in Nigeria.
Rally Cap has partially exited South African fintech Stitch after its $55M Series B, signalling growing momentum for investor exits in Africa’s startup ecosystem.
Borderless is building the infrastructure to help African diaspora collectives invest back home, starting with startups and real estate.
Finnova is a Nigerian startup simplifying banking for millions of users through its WhatsApp embedded chatbot.
With zero funding, three founders built Nestuge — a platform helping creators sell courses, communities, and content — paying out ₦500 million ($326,000) to Nigerians in just two years.
In a rare move for a Nigerian startup, Payaza raised and repaid ₦14.9bn in commercial paper. CEO Seyi Ebenezer shares how robust internal structures and discipline made it possible and why others should follow suit.
truQ Co-founder Williams Fatayo has stepped down as CEO after a conflict with COO and Co-founder Folusho Ojo.
After a decade-long career as a scientist in the UK and Canada, Ayola Abubakre returned to Nigeria to solve a problem he faced as an artist. Now he’s building ConnectAfrobeats, a LinkedIn for Afrobeats
LemFi debuts in Egypt, opening fee-free remittances to capture a share of the diaspora’s $20.6 bn inflows—its 31st corridor in a UK-to-Cairo push—sparking competition for Egypt’s diaspora cash.
Feexet is a social enterprise committed to solving Nigeria’s overlooked problems, chief of which is pollution. The startup operates a two-pronged model where its digital services business funds its social impact projects.
Roqqu acquires Kenyan crypto startup Flitaa in Africa’s first public intra-crypto consolidation, signalling a broader push by Nigerian startups into East Africa amid tightened funding.
Stitch has acquired Efficacy Payments, its second acquisition in just six months, becoming one of the few South African fintechs to offer direct card acquiring services without intermediaries.
Advantage Health Africa has launched a zero-interest BNPL service, offering Nigerians up to ₦50,000 in medication with 30 days to pay.
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.