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
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
EventsMarch 31, 2024 Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business Cohort 6, Applications Now Open. Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women: Black in Business initiative byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsMarch 28, 2024 Norrsken Accelerator seeks innovative early-stage startups from Africa to join its program. African early-stage entrepreneurs with a vision to drive positive change are byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsMarch 23, 2024 Africa Tech Startup Forum Accelerator, Applications Now Open. The Africa Tech Startup Forum is a comprehensive Market Access and Acceleration byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 17, 2024 Village Capital Announces Call for African Green Tech Startups. Village Capital, in collaboration with Moody’s Foundation, has unveiled byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 14, 2024 CV Labs Selects Kenyan and Nigerian Startups for Pioneering Blockchain Accelerator Program. Startups from Kenya and Nigeria are making waves as they join the sixth edition byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 13, 2024 9 Kenyan Startups Selected for Endeavor Kenya’s New ScaleUp Program. Endeavor Kenya, a pivotal force in fostering entrepreneurial success, has byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 11, 2024 Ring Capital Unveils $55M Ring Africa Fund to Fuel Early-Stage Startup. Venture capital firm Ring Capital has recently unveiled its ambitious byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 8, 2024 Villgro Africa Announces Call for Female-Led Health Startups in Africa. Healthcare-focused incubator and investor Villgro Africa is actively seeking byBolu Babalola
EventsFebruary 29, 2024 Victoria’s Secret partners with AWIEF to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs through the Growth Accelerator program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces byFatima Oladunni
