Bfree Raises $3.1M to Turn Africa’s Bad Loans Into a Scalable Asset Class Lagos-based credit management startup Bfree has raised $3 byBolu BabalolaApril 23, 2026
Airtel Africa Foundation’s DigiLeap Targets 200 Women in Ikorodu. The Hard Part Comes After Graduation. Airtel Nigeria's Airtel Africa Foundation has launched DigiLeap Tech Drive, a byFatima OladunniApril 23, 2026
Proparco Puts $17.25m Into Alterra Africa Fund at Final Close, Completing a DFI-Heavy Capital Stack France's Proparco has committed $17 byBolu BabalolaApril 23, 2026
Kredete Spotlighted at Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Demo Day as Its Stablecoin Card Goes Live Across 11 Markets Kredete has been spotlighted at the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 byFatima OladunniApril 23, 2026
News Nigeria StartupAugust 11, 2025 Nigerian Food Delivery Unicorn Chowdeck Raises $9M Series A to Fuel Pan-African Expansion. Nigerian food delivery startup Chowdeck has closed a $9 million Series A round byFatima Oladunni
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 NigeriaJuly 24, 2025 54 Collective Shuts Down After Court Orders Liquidation Over $106M Mastercard Foundation Grant Dispute. 54 Collective, the venture firm formerly known as Founders Factory Africa, has byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 21, 2025 Moroccan superapp ORA raises $7.5M Series A to digitize North Africa’s cash-heavy economy. Morocco-based superapp ORA Technologies has closed a $7 byBolu Babalola
Editorial OpinionJuly 14, 2025 The African Tech Renaissance: Why Q2 Signals a New Dawn for Continental Innovation. The numbers don’t lie—and for the first time in over two years, byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News StartupJuly 10, 2025 Swiss government doubles down on emerging market startups with $6.3M fund relaunch. Switzerland just made a power move in the emerging markets startup game byMuhammed Mustapha
Africa News StartupJuly 7, 2025 BuuPass scores strategic funding from Yango Ventures as mobility startup gears up for African expansion. The Kenyan B2B2C mobility platform has sold over 16 million travel tickets and byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 2, 2025 Ghanaian Fintech Liquify Raises Oversubscribed $1.5M Seed Round to Bridge Africa’s $120B Trade Finance Gap. Ghanaian startup Liquify, a digital invoice finance platform designed for byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 1, 2025 Algerian HR-Tech Startup Talenteo Secures Six-Figure Funding to Expand Across Francophone Africa. Algerian human resources technology startup Talenteo has successfully raised an byBolu Babalola
Africa News StartupJuly 1, 2025 Wave Mobile Money Secures €117 Million Debt Financing to Expand Financial Inclusion Across Africa. Wave Mobile Money, the mobile-first fintech transforming how Africans manage and byBolu Babalola
