Sun King Secures $156M in Landmark Securitization to Scale Pay-As-You-Go Solar in Kenya. Kenyan off-grid solar energy company Sun King has closed a landmark $156 million byBolu BabalolaJuly 31, 2025
$2 Million Prize Seeks African AI Solutions to Transform Manufacturing. Applications close July 31 for prestigious competition targeting scalable byBolu BabalolaJuly 30, 2025
Digital Harassment: Nigerians Cry Out as Opay Floods Phones With Marketing Calls. In what appears to be a disturbing trend, Nigerians across the country are byMuhammed MustaphaJuly 28, 2025
Kenyan Startup Sukhiba Rebrands to Flowcart, Eyes AI-Powered Expansion Kenyan conversational commerce startup Sukhiba has rebranded to Flowcart, byBolu BabalolaJuly 28, 2025
EventsApril 4, 2024 AU Tech Fellowship Returns for a Second Year With Afrilabs. AfriLabs, a pivotal network organization fostering innovation and byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsApril 2, 2024 Kenya’s Triply joins Y Combinator Winter ’24 (3rd African startup) In January, we broke the news that Y Combinator’s (YC) winter batch for byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 28, 2024 Tunisian AI firm Clusterlab secure $600,000 pre-seed funding. The Tunisia-originated and now UAE-headquartered AI startup, ClusterLab, which byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 28, 2024 LetsChat, from TikTok’s Parent Company, Closes Shop in Africa. LetsChat, the ambitious instant messaging venture developed by ByteDance, the byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2024 Egyptian pharmacy platform, Pharmacy Marts, secures fresh funding to fuel growth. Cairo-based digital marketplace Pharmacy Marts has successfully secured a byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 20, 2024 Planet42, a subscription platform for cars in South Africa, receives a $15.8 million investment from Standard Bank. South African startup Planet42, which offers a car subscription platform aimed byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 19, 2024 Egyptian health tech startup 30Med secures pre-seed funding. Egyptian B2B e-health startup 30Med has successfully secured an undisclosed sum byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 14, 2024 SA Simera Sense Soars with $14.8 Million Growth Funding Round. Simera Sense, based in South Africa and a leading force in providing byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 13, 2024 Bode Abifarin Departs as COO of Fintech Giant Flutterwave. Bode Abifarin has stepped down as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at byBolu Babalola
Fintech NewsMarch 13, 2024 Unlimit Acquires Third African License in Tanzania After Nigeria, Kenya. Fintech firm Unlimit has made a significant stride in its expansion strategy by byBolu Babalola
