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
News Nigeria StartupJune 24, 2025 Sabi Lays Off 20% of Staff as It Pivots Toward Commodity Exports and Global Traceability Nigerian B2B commerce platform Sabi has laid off approximately 20% of its byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 PaidHR Raises $1.8M Seed Funding to Revolutionize Payroll and HR Management in Africa. Nigerian startup PaidHR has secured $1 byFatima Oladunni
Fintech News Nigeria StartupJune 23, 2025 Nigerian Fintech Startup Hizo Raises $100,000 to Simplify Intra-African Money Transfers. Lagos-based fintech startup Hizo has raised $100,000 in a friends-and-family byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 18, 2025 Egyptian FleetTech Startup Octane Raises $5.2M to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian fintech startup Octane, a digital platform focused on fleet and on-road byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupJune 18, 2025 DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms in First Pan-African Investment. DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech venture capital byFatima Oladunni
News Nigeria StartupJune 13, 2025 GITEX Nigeria 2025: Call for Startup Applications Now Open. Nigerian startups now have the opportunity to showcase their innovation on a byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupJune 13, 2025 South Africa’s Zero Carbon Charge Secures ZAR100M Investment from DBSA to Expand Off-Grid EV Charging Network. Zero Carbon Charge, a South African startup building a national network of byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 13, 2025 Kenyan Startup BuuPass to Represent Country at Global Startup World Cup Finale in San Francisco. BuuPass, East Africa’s leading digital mobility platform, has been selected to byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 SORA Technology Secures $4.8M in Late Seed Funding to Expand AI and Drone-Powered Health Solutions Across Africa SORA Technology, a pioneering Japanese startup using drones and artificial byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJune 11, 2025 Twiga Foods Suspends Nairobi Operations Amid Strategic Business Pivot and FMCG Expansion. Twiga Foods, one of Africa’s best-funded agri-tech startups, has announced a byBolu Babalola
