European VC Breega Bets on Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs in Latest Africa Push The Lagos-based startup is building the intelligence layer for Africa's byFatima OladunniApril 9, 2026
Renew Capital Bets on Embedded Finance for African SMEs With New Venture Lab Programme Announced at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, the EmFi Series targets founders byBetty WangariApril 9, 2026
Every Grant and Opportunity Open for African Founders This April — Ranked by Deadline From a $5,000 pitch competition closing this week to €200,000 in byBolu BabalolaApril 9, 2026
Innovate Pitch & Grant 2026 Returns With $5,000 in Funding for Africa’s Most Promising Startups Innovate has announced the return of its Pitch & Grant competition for 2026, byFatima OladunniApril 8, 2026
Africa News StartupOctober 13, 2024 South African fintech company Scale raises $700,000 pre seed. Scale, a South African fintech startup, has successfully raised $700,000 in byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 13, 2024 Egypt’s Qardy partners Waseela to digitise consumer finance Egypt-based online lending marketplace Qardy has announced a strategic byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 9, 2024 WiASSUR Partners with AXIAN Group for Strategic Growth in Ivory Coast’s Insurtech Sector. Ivorian insurtech startup WiASSUR has secured a significant equity investment byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldOctober 7, 2024 AmakaSTUDIO has successfully secured funding to support its growth and expansion. AMAKA Studio, a New York-based tech startup specializing in the creator economy byFausat Abiola
Africa News StartupOctober 7, 2024 South African fintech startup LittleFish has secured funding from TLcom and Flourish. South African fintech startup LittleFish has successfully secured funding from byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsOctober 7, 2024 Egypt’s EdVentures funds 8 new ed-tech startups. Egyptian ed-tech startup EYouth, in partnership with a group of prominent local byFausat Abiola
Africa Fintech NewsOctober 3, 2024 Ivorian fintech startup Daba Finance wins Ecobank’s fintech challenge. Ivorian fintech startup, Daba Finance, has emerged as the grand winner of the byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Kwiks, a Moroccan HR technology company, secures $827K. Moroccan recruitment platform Kwiks has successfully raised $827,000 in a byFausat Abiola
Africa NewsSeptember 30, 2024 Settle, an Egyptian fintech company, secures $2 million in pre-seed funding. Egyptian fintech startup SETTLE has successfully secured $2 million in a byFausat Abiola
News NigeriaSeptember 28, 2024 Risevest Shuts Down Virtual Card Service Amid Industry Challenges. Nigerian investment solutions platform, Risevest, has informed its users of the byFatima Oladunni
