As Africans sent $56 billion in remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, these seven remittance startups—LemFi, NALA, Africhange, Pesa, TapTap Send, Afriex, and Mukuru—are leading the way in fast, transparent, ...
African startups secured $162 million in November 2025, marking a 63% drop from October and signalling a slowdown in venture activity. South Africa led deal values, with SolarSaver topping the ...
At a Lagos roundtable, The New Practice (TNP) advised Nigerian startups to adopt debt financing as a disciplined, scalable growth strategy. Experts highlighted Payaza’s N40.37bn commercial paper success and the ...
Nigeria’s startups raised $93.4 million in October 2025, a 130.6% surge driven by Moniepoint’s $90 million round and rising early-stage investments across fintech, clean energy, agricult ...
African HR and fintech startup Jahazii secures $400,000 pre-seed funding to expand its integrated payroll and financial inclusion platform, empowering Africa’s informal workforce through digital innovation. ...
Egypt’s ITIDA has selected 33 startups for the third cohort of the Creativa Incubation Program, offering funding, mentorship, and resources to support innovation in edtech, renewable energy, e-commerce, and more. ...
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Algeria’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy have pledged deeper collaboration to support startups and SMEs across Africa, unveiling new funds, partnerships, and innovation platforms. ...
African startups raised $187.6 million in August 2025, with South Africa leading the pack through Ikhokha’s $93.3M acquisition. See the top 10 deals across fintech, agritech, e-mobility, and healthcare. ...
GITEX Nigeria 2025 showcased over 650 startups from 27+ countries, with innovations across AI, fintech, healthtech, agritech, and more. The event highlighted Nigeria’s digital economy ambitions, ecosystem partnerships, and the ...