Africa’s $146.75m January: What Startup Funding Says About a Continent in Transition African startups raised at least $146 byBolu BabalolaFebruary 3, 2026
GoCab Raises $45M to Build the Financial Plumbing for Africa’s Gig Economy—And It’s Already Profitable London-based startup scales drive-to-own vehicle financing across West Africa, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 3, 2026
Nigeria Dethroned: Kenya Seizes Africa’s Startup Funding Crown as the “Giant of Africa” Stumbles For the first time in modern African tech history, Nigeria—the self-proclaimed byBetty WangariFebruary 3, 2026
The CBN’s Fintech Report: A Masterclass in Listening—But Will Nigeria Actually Execute? A critical analysis of "Shaping the Future of Fintech in Nigeria: Innovation, byBolu BabalolaFebruary 3, 2026
Africa NewsJanuary 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 Wangari
Africa NewsDecember 15, 2025 Sun King Raises $40M from Lightrock to Scale Decentralized Solar Systems Across Africa and Asia The off-grid solar pioneer will use the funding to expand its distributed energy byBetty Wangari
News Nigeria StartupOctober 20, 2025 Nigerian Cleantech Rana Energy Raises $3M Pre-Seed to Scale AI-Powered Solar Platform Across Africa. Startup Targets 10 MW Capacity Expansion with Hybrid Equity and Green Debt byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaOctober 17, 2025 Lagos State Launches Òmì Èkó: Africa’s Largest Electric Ferry Network with EU Support. 75 electric ferries to transform water transportation across Lagos, reducing byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Kenyan Solar Pioneer SunCulture Secures $5M Strategic Investment from WaterEquity’s Climate Fund. Market-leading AgriTech company becomes first investment from new Water & byBetty Wangari
Africa NewsJuly 31, 2025 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 Babalola
News NigeriaNovember 20, 2024 Nigerian Energy Startup Shyft Power Acquired by UK’s SteamaCo. Shyft Power Solutions, a pioneering Nigerian company specializing in digital byFatima Oladunni
Africa NewsSeptember 25, 2024 Ampersand Partners with CrossBoundary Energy to Power Electric Motorbikes with Solar Energy in Nairobi. E-mobility startup Ampersand has partnered with CrossBoundary Energy to power byFatima Oladunni
Africa Consumer Tech News StartupSeptember 20, 2024 Ghana’s Kofa expands battery-swapping network via $8m SPV Kofa Technologies is a Ghanaian company transforming energy access through byChisom Muojindu
Africa NewsJuly 22, 2024 Applications are now open for Just Transition Innovation Program. The Green Innovation Hub (GiH) at the African Centre for a Green Economy has byFatima Oladunni
