Tech in Africa

16 Oct 2026 - Six African startups have received a combined $400,000 in catalytic grant funding through the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition, an initiative…

16 Oct 2026 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved financing of up to $10 million for Nigerian energy technology startup Beacon…

16 Oct 2026 - The Africa Blockchain Festival has kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together 50 African startup founders, venture capital investors, regulators…

15 Oct 2026 - African electric logistics company Bisedge has secured €10 million ($11.2 million) in debt financing from Finnfund, Finland’s development finance…

15 Oct 2026 - South African fintech company Kuunda has completed a $5 million secondary share transaction, creating an opportunity for its early investors to sell…

14 Oct 2026 - Nigerian electric mobility startup MAX has secured fresh financing from US-based climate investment firm Nithio, increasing its Series B3 funding…

14 Oct 2026 - Stellantis-backed automotive group expands its leadership team as it accelerates growth in used-car sales, electric mobility, vehicle maintenance and…

13 Oct 2026 - The GSMA Board met in New Delhi, India last week to set out priorities for the next era of connectivity. Much has changed since the Board last met in…

13 Oct 2026 - South African accommodation booking platform LekkeSlaap has been acquired by a consortium of local investors, marking a significant ownership…

13 Oct 2026 - Rwanda has secured approval for an additional €17 million loan, equivalent to approximately $19 million, from the World Bank to strengthen its…

13 Oct 2026 - African women entrepreneurs can now apply for the second cohort of Her Startup, an accelerator programme offering seed funding, mentorship and…

13 Oct 2026 - French development finance institution Proparco has invested €150,000 in Kenyan agritech company Farm to Feed as the startup expands its technology…

13 Oct 2026 - MTN Rwanda is increasing its use of artificial intelligence to improve network performance while continuing a targeted expansion of its 5G…

13 Oct 2026 - The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has led a $26 million Series B round in Tanzanian agritech company East Africa Foods (EAF),…

13 Oct 2026 - Saviu Ventures, an investor with offices in Paris and Nairobi, has backed Senegalese industrial company SORAM Afrique in a $1.36 million round. SORAM…

13 Oct 2026 - African startups raised $2.16 billion between January and September 2026, excluding exits. That’s 4% below the $2.24 billion raised in the same…

13 Oct 2026 - NeoFleet Capital, a Cyprus-based mobility fintech that funds taxi fleets in emerging markets, has raised $4 million in a pre-seed round. The round…

12 Oct 2026 - Moroccan agricultural technology startup YoLa Fresh has ceased operations after failing to secure additional investment needed to continue its…

12 Oct 2026 - South African technology company Vambo AI has introduced MORENA, a new artificial intelligence language model designed to improve digital services…

11 Oct 2026 - Global venture capital fund Endeavor Catalyst has closed a US$320 million investment fund, increasing its capacity to support high-growth technology…

11 Oct 2026 - African financial technology company PawaPay has obtained a Payment Service Provider licence from the Bank of Mozambique, allowing the business to…

10 Oct 2026 - Somaliland has launched the second phase of a US$500,000 financing programme aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs seeking to establish or expand…

10 Oct 2026 - Four startups from Sierra Leone have represented the country at the second Economic Community of West African States Startup Awards in Abuja, Nigeria…

10 Oct 2026 - Zimbabwean entrepreneurs Michael Moyo and Louis Murerwa have secured US$2 million in pre-seed funding for Ocular AI, a technology startup developing…

9 Oct 2026 - Zimbabwe has launched its first rural artificial intelligence and digital innovation hub in Gokwe North, marking a new effort to expand technology…

7 Oct 2026 - Nairobi fintech Cloud9 has raised $500,000 in equity from Alliance, a New York crypto accelerator and founder community; the cheque forms part of a…

6 Oct 2026 - UK-founded cross-border payments startup Leatherback is now called Foren. The rebrand comes three months after Nigerian financial services group…

5 Oct 2026 - Nigerian waste-management company Ororo Waste Management Limited has secured a commitment of up to $1 million from Rising Tide Africa to expand its…

5 Oct 2026 - Cold Solutions Rwanda has secured a senior debt facility of up to $18 million from the Africa Go Green Fund to develop a new temperature-controlled…

2 Oct 2026 - South Africa-based Airnergize Capital has reached the final close of its first fund at R3.89 billion, approximately $239 million, as it looks to…

2 Oct 2026 - Casablanca-based legaltech startup Charikaty has completed a pre-seed financing round at a valuation of €3 million, equivalent to roughly $3.4…

2 Oct 2026 - Early-stage African startups can now apply for the SiGMA Africa Startup Pitch, which will give selected companies an opportunity to present their…

2 Oct 2026 - Africa’s artificial-intelligence startup ecosystem is producing more founders and new companies, but fewer young businesses are securing the early…

1 Oct 2026 - With a little over two months to go, anticipation is building for the 29th edition of Africa Tech Festival, the continent’s longest running and most…

1 Oct 2026 -   African artificial intelligence startups have a new opportunity to access funding, technical resources and business support through the Askya…

1 Oct 2026 - Egypt-founded fintech infrastructure company Synapse Analytics has secured $13 million in Series A funding to expand its artificial intelligence-…

1 Oct 2026 - African climate technology company Biochar Industrial has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the expansion of its industrial…

1 Oct 2026 - Nigeria’s digital economy sector was at the centre of discussions during a side event linked to the United Nations General Assembly, where industry…

1 Oct 2026 - Tunisia has announced a new startup financing initiative as the country continues efforts to strengthen support for entrepreneurs and technology-…

1 Oct 2026 - Morocco has introduced a new government-backed financing mechanism aimed at strengthening investment in the country’s digital startup ecosystem by…

1 Oct 2026 - JA (Junior Achievement) Africa  and the Z Zurich Foundation will equip 20,000 young people in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo (…

1 Oct 2026 - Financial technology company Kredete has acquired stablecoin infrastructure platform Gravv as part of efforts to strengthen its international…

1 Oct 2026 - Satellite software company Satlyt has raised $8 million in seed funding as it works to expand artificial intelligence and data-processing…

1 Oct 2026 -   The African Development Bank Group, together with UNDP AI Hub for Sustainable Development, Google and Apolitical, has launched, a free…

29 Sep 2026 - Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Catalyze initiative has made a $5 million equity investment in the Zambian subsidiary of off-grid solar company Sun…

29 Sep 2026 - South African mobile technology company Mission Mobile has secured up to R500 million ($30.8 million) in growth capital from investment holding…

29 Sep 2026 - Kenyan solar irrigation company SunCulture has closed a $10 million securitisation with Mirova, backed by the repayments its smallholder farmer…

29 Sep 2026 - Anees Health, an Egyptian healthtech startup founded in 2025, has closed a seed round of an undisclosed amount. It’ll use the money to grow its model…

28 Sep 2026 - African startups have raised more than $2 billion in 2026, excluding exits, reaching the milestone several months earlier than last year. September…

23 Sep 2026 - South African fintech startup Mission Mobile has secured $30.9 million (R500 million) in growth capital from investment company DN Invest (DNI) to…