EIB Commits €40M to Speedinvest’s €200M Africa Fund: Why Vienna Becoming a New Fundraising Corridor Matters More Than the Money On March 16, 2026, EIB Global committed €40 million to Speedinvest's first byBetty WangariMarch 17, 2026
Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant: Three Years, $618M Pledged, and the First Check Is ₦1 Billion for 100 Founders Three years after Nigeria launched one of Africa's most ambitious digital byFatima OladunniMarch 17, 2026
NDPC to Nigerian Content Creators: Filming Strangers for TikTok Violates Privacy Law—And Yes, You Can Be Prosecuted On March 13, 2026, Nigeria's data protection regulator put content creators on byFatima OladunniMarch 16, 2026
CBN Mandates Automated AML Systems Across Nigerian Financial Institutions On March 10, 2026, CBN killed manual anti-money laundering compliance in byFatima OladunniMarch 13, 2026
Africa StartupJanuary 1, 2024 TradeHub Launches to Help Manufacturers Connect Global Traders From Egypt. Egyptian startup TradeHub has unveiled a specialized digital platform designed byBolu Babalola
MoonsightsDecember 27, 2023 Funding Drought in Africa: 15 Startups That Could Not Weather The Storm in 2023 There is undoubtedly a turbulent phase unfolding in the tech world, marked by byMuhammed Mustapha
EventsDecember 23, 2023 THRIVE Accelerator Program Is Accepting Applications From AgroFood Startups. In a bid to catalyze technological advancements in the agricultural sector, the byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsDecember 22, 2023 South African Aerospace Startup, Cloudline, Raises $6 Million. South African aerospace startup, Cloudline, has achieved a significant milestone byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaDecember 22, 2023 DropX Shuts Down Operations From Intense Competitions. The Nigerian startup, DropX, which employed an app-based delivery system, byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupDecember 22, 2023 Egypt’s Edtech Startup iSchool Secures $4.5 Million Funding. iSchool, an Egyptian ed-tech startup, has successfully raised $4 byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa NewsDecember 18, 2023 MarketForce Faces Liquidation Threat Amidst Debt Dispute with Another Startup. MarketForce Technologies Limited, a prominent player in Africa’s B2B e-commerce byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the World StartupDecember 15, 2023 OpenAI Welcomes AI Startups Worldwide to Apply for Converge 2. OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, is now accepting applications for byBolu Babalola
Africa Fintech StartupDecember 12, 2023 Fuse Unveils $10 Million Grant Program to Support Web3 Startups. Fuse Network has introduced a grant program designed to facilitate startups and byMuhammed Mustapha
Fintech News StartupDecember 8, 2023 YC-backed Nigerian Fintech Bujeti raises $2m in Seed Round. Bujeti, a Nigerian fintech startup, has successfully secured $2 million in seed byMuhammed Mustapha
