Tech in Africa

22 Dec 2025 - The UNDP’s Timbuktoo initiative has launched applications for its Pan-African Incubator Network, inviting experienced African incubators and…

22 Dec 2025 - South African fintech startup Ezeebit has secured approximately US$2.05 million in seed funding to expand its stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment…

22 Dec 2025 - Corporate venture capital investment in African startups just hit a three-year high. In H1 2025 alone, 26 corporate-backed deals were recorded—a 44%…

19 Dec 2025 - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has raised a record $11 billion for its…

19 Dec 2025 - iVoiceUp, the region’s first and fastest-growing AI-powered whistleblowing and ethics case management platform, has closed a new investment round,…

19 Dec 2025 - Kigali-based fintech Kayko has secured USD 1.2 million in seed funding as it works to digitise the day-to-day operations of Rwanda’s informal…

19 Dec 2025 - Three respected data sources. Same year. Same ecosystem. Numbers that differ by almost 3X. Welcome to African startup data tracking, where everyone’s…

19 Dec 2025 - Lagos-backed ride-hailing platform LagRide has secured a USD 100 million (approximately EUR 95 million) credit facility from United Bank for Africa (…

19 Dec 2025 - Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, and Gebeya, a provider of an ecosystem for Africa’s service economy, have…

19 Dec 2025 - Xsolla, a global video game commerce company that supports developers in launching, growing, and monetising their games, has announced the expansion…

17 Dec 2025 - The African startup ecosystem has no shortage of programs calling themselves “accelerators.” But there’s a difference between an accelerator that…

17 Dec 2025 -   Seven controversies rocked the ecosystem this year—and the lessons are brutal 2025 wasn’t just the year funding stayed tight. It was the year…

16 Dec 2025 - Leadership in technology is often defined by building scalable systems, driving automation, or advancing cloud-native innovation. Yet, true…

16 Dec 2025 - Meshack Alloys shut down Sendy in 2024 after raising millions and failing to find sustainable unit economics. By late 2025, he was back. This time,…

16 Dec 2025 - Global cryptocurrency platform Luno, founded in Africa, and AltSchool Africa, an accredited online learning platform, have announced a strategic…

16 Dec 2025 - The Mojaloop Foundation, in partnership with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), ThitsaWorks (a Singapore-based company), and The AfricaNenda…

16 Dec 2025 - CardinalStone Capital Advisers, a Nigerian fund manager, plans to allocate the proceeds from its second fund to high-growth small and medium-sized…

12 Dec 2025 - Revibe, a digital marketplace for refurbished electronics, has secured $17 million in a Series A funding round. The investment, led by global venture…

12 Dec 2025 - Cairo-based Bluworks, a human resources technology startup, has secured $1 million in seed funding to accelerate growth in Egypt and expand across…

11 Dec 2025 - Villgro Africa, in partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation, has opened applications for the Eye Health Innovation Accelerator 2026. This…

11 Dec 2025 -   VERAFIED is a pioneering Digital Trust Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) created to provide clarity in an age of digital confusion. Utilising a…

11 Dec 2025 -  Community Wolf,  a South African start-up reimagining the future of public safety by building AI-powered safety technology, today…

11 Dec 2025 - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $10 million loan to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a Namibian green hydrogen…

10 Dec 2025 - Before her name showed up on conference posters and hackathon judge lists, Amarachi Iheanacho was a student who simply did not want to forget what…

9 Dec 2025 - Google.org has announced a $2.1 million (N3 billion) investment to support Nigeria’s artificial intelligence sector, targeting the creation of one…

9 Dec 2025 - Capitec Bank has agreed to acquire South African payments fintech, Walletdoc, in a deal valued at R400 million ($23.5 million). This acquisition…

9 Dec 2025 - Five35 Ventures, a pan-African, female-focused, early-stage venture capital firm, has announced securing a significant anchor investment from the…

9 Dec 2025 - The Federal Government (FG) launched a N50 million Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG) on Monday to encourage innovation, research excellence, and…

9 Dec 2025 - The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) have launched a $5.2 million …

9 Dec 2025 - African startups raised $162 million in November 2025 (excluding exits), with equity accounting for 79% of the total. The month ranks fifth in 2025…

5 Dec 2025 -   AKA Foods B.V. has revealed that Technology Driven Concepts (TDC), a leading African provider of advanced ingredient solutions and application…

5 Dec 2025 - The Judith Neilson Foundation has partnered with the Million Lives Collective (MLC) to launch the African Cities Innovation Fund, a new grant program…

5 Dec 2025 - Kenyan insurtech mTek has been acquired by Singapore-based unicorn bolttech, marking a rare exit for East Africa in a challenging funding environment…

5 Dec 2025 - Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) announced on Tuesday that it has successfully reached a first close of 41 million euros ($47.7 million) for…

4 Dec 2025 - A new whitepaper reveals the structural mismatches killing African venture capital—and the fund models that could save it If you’re a founder who’s…

2 Dec 2025 - While African tech headlines focus on Nigerian fintechs raising $90 million and Kenyan unicorns, Angola quietly built the strongest startup ecosystem…

2 Dec 2025 - Black Swan, a Mauritius-based FinTech startup, has been crowned the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, following an electrifying Grand…

1 Dec 2025 - develoPPP Ventures has announced the opening of applications for its 10th cohort, offering EUR 100K (~USD 116K) in non-dilutive, matching funding to…

1 Dec 2025 - South African agritech startup SwiftVEE has secured R173m ($10.1m) in a Series A funding round to support its expansion into financial services,…

1 Dec 2025 - South African biotech startup Immobazyme has secured an additional R25m ($1.45m) in growth funding, bringing its total capital raised to date to R50m…

1 Dec 2025 - When Western governments set out to throttle Russia’s access to advanced technology, the expectation was clear enough: over time, the country would…

1 Dec 2025 - Zazu, the first pan-African digital banking platform built exclusively for entrepreneurs and SMEs, has raised $1 million in pre-seedfunding from a…

1 Dec 2025 - When Western governments set out to throttle Russia’s access to advanced technology, the expectation was clear enough: over time, the country would…

28 Nov 2025 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully closed its second Samurai bond transaction, securing a total of JPY 81.8 billion (approx.…

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27 Nov 2025 - Capital deployment represents only the opening chapter in the African startup investment story. As venture funding to the continent stabilizes…

25 Nov 2025 - The U.S. Department of State is awarding $150 million to Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, to support the expansion of its…

24 Nov 2025 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)  has called on Nigeria to lead the implementation of an effective regional transit guarantee scheme…

24 Nov 2025 - Wingu Africa, a leading carrier-neutral data centre operator in East Africa, is excited to announce a strategic colocation partnership with Ethiopian…

24 Nov 2025 - South Africa’s fintech sector has spent the better part of a decade in the global spotlight, praised for its innovation, mobile adoption, and startup…