Canal+ Secures $3B MultiChoice Takeover, Creating Africa’s Largest Pay-TV Powerhouse. French media giant gains full control of DStv parent company after South African byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
54 Collective Shuts Down After Court Orders Liquidation Over $106M Mastercard Foundation Grant Dispute. 54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
Africa’s First Digital SEZ Launches Full-Stack AI Growth Zone to Bridge Continental Infrastructure Gap. Itana aims to keep African AI talent from relying on expensive foreign GPU byFatima OladunniJuly 24, 2025
Egyptian Fintech Flend Raises $3M Seed Round to Digitize SME Lending Across MENA Egyptian digital SME lending platform Flend has closed a $3 million seed funding byBolu BabalolaJuly 24, 2025
News Rest of the WorldFebruary 6, 2024 100M and Counting! YouTube Music Premium’s Explosive Growth Continues. YouTube Music and Premium have reached a remarkable milestone, amassing over 100 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 6, 2024 Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme, Applications Now Open. Qualcomm, a prominent leader in the global wireless technology industry, has byFatima Oladunni
ReportsFebruary 5, 2024 Startup Funding Drought Continues Despite $85m Raised in January. African startups faced continued funding challenges into 2024, securing $85 byFatima Oladunni
News Rest of the WorldFebruary 2, 2024 Google Bard Goes Badder With Latest AI Images Generation Update. In a significant development last December, Google introduced Gemini, its most byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 1, 2024 Village Capital, Standard Chartered back women-led startups. Kenyan e-health startup Bena Care and Zambian fintech Mighty Finance have byFatima Oladunni
Fintech NewsFebruary 1, 2024 Klasha teams up with FOMO Pay to make payments between Africa and Asia easier. Klasha, a foremost player in global cross-border payments, is excited to byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 29, 2024 Egyptian DXwand AI To Expand Regionally With $4m Series A Raise. Egyptian AI Start-Up DXwand Secures US$4 Million in Series A Funding for byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 26, 2024 Kenyan Shamba Pride Secures $3.7 Million in Pre-Series A Funding. Kenyan agri-tech startup Shamba Pride has secured US$3 byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsJanuary 25, 2024 Smile ID Achieves Milestone with Over 100 Million Verifications, Unveils Emerging Fraud Trends in Debut Report. Smile ID, the foremost authority in identity verification across Africa, proudly byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaJanuary 25, 2024 Nigerian Startup Cova, Aiding Investment Tracking, Shuts Down. Founded by ex-CEO and founder at Printivo, Olu’yomi Ojo, and Yomi Osamiluyi, the byFatima Oladunni
