South Africa’s Araxi Just Dropped R1 Billion on Pay@ — And It’s a Bet on the End of Fragmentation In the biggest payments consolidation deal South Africa has seen in years, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Gabon Just Flipped the Kill Switch on Social Media — Indefinitely. Here’s What That Actually Costs. The Central African nation joins a growing list of governments using internet byBetty WangariFebruary 18, 2026
Dutch Government Bets $3M on Female-Led African Fintech Fund — In a Market Where Women Get Just 10% of VC Dollars First Circle Capital's DGGF partnership is part of a $30 million fundraise byBolu BabalolaFebruary 18, 2026
Unilever Just Bet the Future of Dove, Hellmann’s, and Vaseline on Google’s AI — Here’s Why In a five-year partnership, the CPG giant is migrating its entire data and cloud byMuhammed MustaphaFebruary 18, 2026
Africa News StartupMarch 7, 2025 Egyptian AI Startup Widebot Secures $3M Pre-Series A Funding. Egyptian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Widebot has raised $3 million in byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupMarch 6, 2025 Kenyan Re-Commerce Startup Badili Secures $400,000 Debt Funding from Proparco to Expand Affordable Smartphone Access. Kenyan re-commerce startup Badili has secured US$400,000 in debt funding from byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Dabchy Secures Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Sustainable Fashion Marketplace. Tunisian startup Dabchy, an e-commerce platform for second-hand fashion, has byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 25, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Startup Oze Secures Funding from Visa and DEG. Oze, a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools and byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsFebruary 21, 2025 P1 Ventures Announces $50M Institutional Fund Close. P1 Ventures – the early-stage, Pan-African VC – has completed the final byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 21, 2025 MANSA Raises $10M to Transform Cross-Border Payments with Stablecoins. MANSA, a global fintech innovator transforming cross-border payments, today byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupFebruary 17, 2025 Madica Announces New Investments in Four African Startups. Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed startups in Africa, has byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 12, 2025 Taager Secures $6.75M Pre-Series B to Expand Across MENA. Egyptian social commerce startup Taager has raised a $6 byBolu Babalola
News Nigeria StartupFebruary 11, 2025 Raenest Secures $11M Series A Investment In QED-Led Funding Round. Global Multi-Currency Accounts Platform Expands Reach as it Simplifies byGuest Post
News NigeriaFebruary 11, 2025 SIA Startup Foundry Applications Now Open for $10K Grants. Aspiring Nigerian entrepreneurs have a new opportunity to propel their startups byFatima Oladunni
