Top Grant and Non-Dilutive Funding Opportunities for African Businesses Closing February 2026 Over $400 million in equity-free funding—grants, credits, mentorship, and byFatima OladunniJanuary 27, 2026
Tokyo’s WASSHA Acquires Kenyan Mobility Fintech Zaribee, Merging Solar Energy with Motorcycle Financing In a rare cross-sector consolidation, Japan's Energy-as-a-Service pioneer is byBetty WangariJanuary 27, 2026
AfricInvest Returns to Morocco With $100M Fund Targeting the “Missing Middle” The timing couldn’t be more deliberate byBolu BabalolaJanuary 27, 2026
Inside Khaby Lame’s $900M Deal: The Math Doesn’t Add Up the Way You Think Everyone saw the headline byBolu BabalolaJanuary 26, 2026
News Nigeria StartupOctober 7, 2025 Nigerian fintech startup Rulesbase raises $2.1M to automate customer service with AI agents. Rulesbase, a Nigerian startup building AI agents for financial services byFatima Oladunni
EventsSeptember 30, 2025 UDC25: How Untitled Designers Conference Became Africa’s Leading Creative Gathering. The Untitled Designers Conference (UDC) started three years ago with a simple byFatima Oladunni
EventsSeptember 29, 2025 Techmoonshot Returns as Media Partner for DataFest Africa 2025. We are thrilled to announce that Techmoonshot is returning as an official media byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupSeptember 24, 2025 Paga Group Launches US Banking Service, Targeting 4.5 Million African Immigrants with FDIC-Insured Accounts. Nigeria-founded and UK-headquartered fintech giant Paga Group has made a bold byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 18, 2025 MTN Nigeria Secures NCC Approval to Lease Spectrum from T2 Mobile. MTN Nigeria has received regulatory approval from the Nigerian Communications byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupSeptember 15, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Kredete Secures $22M Series A to Revolutionize Cross-Border Finance for African Diaspora. Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has closed a substantial $22 million Series A byFatima Oladunni
EventsSeptember 9, 2025 Inside CloudPlexo’s Exclusive GITEX Nigeria Side Event at Maison Fahrenheit. Last Thursday evening, while GITEX Nigeria 2025 was making headlines across byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaSeptember 6, 2025 NASENI Launches N250 Million “Innovate Naija” Challenge to Transform Local Inventions into Global Solutions. Nigeria’s innovation landscape just got a massive upgrade with the launch byFatima Oladunni
EventsSeptember 5, 2025 Curacel Wins $10K Grand Prize at GITEX Nigeria 2025 Supernova Challenge. The stage was set, the stakes were high, and Africa's most ambitious startups byFatima Oladunni
EventsSeptember 3, 2025 Gitex Nigeria: Nigeria to Fund 75 New Digital Innovation Projects, Partner Big Tech on Hyperscale Data Centres. Starting October 1, 2025, the Federal Government of Nigeria will fund 75 new byFatima Oladunni
