Your February Funding Cheat Sheet: 13 Accelerators African Startups Can Still Apply To Before March From Tony Elumelu's $5K grants to Google's $350K cloud credits, here's every byFatima OladunniFebruary 23, 2026
Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club? After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a byBetty WangariFebruary 20, 2026
Anthropic Just Signed Its First African Government Deal — And Rwanda Is Betting Its Digital Future On It In a three-year MOU covering health, education, and public services, Rwanda byFatima OladunniFebruary 20, 2026
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
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
Africa NewsMarch 29, 2024 BasiGo gets a $3 million boost from CFAO Group. Kenyan-based e-mobility innovator, BasiGo, has successfully secured a byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsMarch 24, 2024 MTN partners with Tappi to bring easy online tools to Ivorian small businesses. Kenyan startup Tappi, specializing in helping SMEs establish their online byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsMarch 20, 2024 Kenyan content creators can monetize on Facebook and Instagram from June. Starting in June this year, content creators in Kenya will have the opportunity byMuhammed Mustapha
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 NewsFebruary 6, 2024 Safeboda About To Launch Taxi & Food Services In Kenya. Safeboda recently announced the resurgence of its acclaimed bike-hailing service byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 23, 2024 Kenyan Tech Gets A Boost With Spark Accelerator. Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, and Sumitomo Corporation are currently accepting byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsJanuary 15, 2024 Kenyan Startup Badili Secures Seed Funding From E3 Capital. Kenyan startup Badili, a re-commerce platform specializing in refurbished byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJanuary 6, 2024 Peter Njojo Ends Sabbatical, Tender Resignation At Twiga Foods. Peter Njojo, the CEO of Nairobi-based eCommerce and food distribution startup byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsDecember 13, 2023 Kenya’s Tappi Raises $1.5M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round. Tappi, a Kenyan startup dedicated to assisting SMEs in establishing their online byBolu Babalola
