2 Sep 2025
- BFA Global, FSD Africa, ClimateWorks Foundation, and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Nigeria are committing $1.1…
2 Sep 2025
- Naspers and Prosus have launched the Tech FoundHER Africa Challenge, inviting applications from women-led tech and tech-enabled startups across the…
2 Sep 2025
- Google.org has awarded $2 million to Wits University’s Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa to…
2 Sep 2025
- WheelsOn, the UAE’s mobile-first car rental platform, has closed a $12.5 million funding round to expand WheelsOn’s fleet, speed up product…
2 Sep 2025
- Bolt Market, the grocery delivery arm of mobility platform Bolt, has recorded 300% growth in orders since launching in December 2024. The firm says…
2 Sep 2025
- Bolt Market, the grocery delivery arm of mobility platform Bolt, has recorded 300% growth in orders since launching in December 2024. The firm says…
2 Sep 2025
- African builders and investors will be sharing their remarkable experiences at the 12th Angel Fair Africa (aka AFA@12) themed “Building and…
2 Sep 2025
- Founded with the mission to simplify relocation, Keja Move has adopted an AI-powered instant quoting system to simplify the moving and…
1 Sep 2025
- HAKKI AFRICA, the Japanese used car loan firm has raised ¥100 million ($680,000) to fuel its used car loan business in Kenya, where demand is at an…
1 Sep 2025
- Djibouti Telecom has announced that it will extend its Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) to South Africa by 2028 just a day after Meta…
1 Sep 2025
- Meta Platforms Inc.’s affiliate Edge Network Services will help finance and take a stake in Safaricom PLC’s new 4,108-kilometre Daraja subsea cable,…
30 Aug 2025
- Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has extended its crackdown on unlicensed parcel and courier service providers in a move to ensure compliance…
30 Aug 2025
- The second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) is set to take place from September 8 to 10, 2025, at the Addis International Convention Centre (AICC) in…
29 Aug 2025
- Verto, a B2B global payments platform, has launched The Atlas Suite, an API platform for financial institutions, online marketplaces, and digital…
29 Aug 2025
- Samsung is integrating Microsoft Copilot with its 2025 lineup of TVs and Smart Monitors, making it easier for users to search, learn and engage with…
28 Aug 2025
- Africar Group, operator of the used car marketplace AUTO24.africa, has acquired Koto.ci, a Côte d’Ivoire–based platform that provides reference…
28 Aug 2025
- Terraton,a biochar platform scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR), has raised $11.5 million in seed funding to scale in Africa and other merging…
28 Aug 2025
- Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian agritech company has raised $5 million to scale its operations and reinforce Ghana’s agricultural supply chain by…
28 Aug 2025
- PALM, Egypt’s first incentivized goal-based investment platform, has officially launched after obtaining its Portfolio Management License from the…
28 Aug 2025
- Creem, an Estonian fintech startup, co founded by South African entrepreneur Alec Erasmus, has raised €1.8 million in pre seed funding to build a…
28 Aug 2025
- EV24.africa, the pan-African electric vehicle (EV) marketplace launched a few months ago, wants to be the leading platform for electric mobility on…
28 Aug 2025
- Italian cars are known not only for their striking design and performance, but also for their ability to integrate history with innovation. From the…
28 Aug 2025
- The African Angel Academy (AAA), an angel investor training organization, has launched its 12th cohort amid growing recognition that angel investing…
28 Aug 2025
- Legit.ng, a top Nigerian digital media outlet, has partnered with fact checking platform Africa Check to launch a free, edutainment-style fact-…
27 Aug 2025
- Spotify has launched Direct Messages to allow friends and family share their favorite music, podcasts, audiobooks with one another. The firm says…
27 Aug 2025
- Danielle Crawford Media, an innovative full-service digital marketing agency, is proud to announce its official launch. The agency delivers tailored…
27 Aug 2025
- Kenya’s Poa Internet, a local internet service provider, has raised $4 million from Finnfund in a debt investment to expand its network and improve…
27 Aug 2025
- Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, has closed EUR 80 million to invest in digital infrastructure and solutions in a move…
27 Aug 2025
- Koolboks, the climate-tech company making clean, affordable cooling accessible across Africa, has raised $11 million to scale its solar-powered, IoT-…
25 Aug 2025
- NTT DATA, a digital business and technology services firm, has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate AI-powered cloud innovations and unlock new…
25 Aug 2025
- Samsung has expanded its proprietary One UI platform to its home appliance lineup, delivering a unified and intuitive software experience across…
23 Aug 2025
- Twiva, a Kenyan platform focused on monetizing Africa’s growing creator economy, has secured investment from the Sony Innovation Fund, the corporate…
23 Aug 2025
- FrontEnd Ventures, a Nairobi-based early-stage venture capital fund, has secured the inaugural investment from Small Foundation’s GP Working Capital…
23 Aug 2025
- Lendable has raised $10 million to its latest emerging-markets credit vehicle, from Dutch development bank FMO to expand lending to fintechs serving…
22 Aug 2025
- Nigeria’s Boldswitch, a fintech startup, has launched FacePay, allowing users to transfer money simply by taking a photo of a recipient’s face in a…
22 Aug 2025
- Monex Ventures and Tokyo based Uncovered Fund have created a ¥3 billion ($20 million) investment partnership to back early stage African and Middle…
22 Aug 2025
- Kenya is weighing plans to split Safaricom Plc into three standalone businesses, a move that could reshape the country’s telecom sector and…
22 Aug 2025
- First Circle Capital, a women-led venture capital firm, has raised $10.9 million for its debut Africa-focused fintech fund, launched in 2022. The…
22 Aug 2025
- Betting in Kenya imekuwa part of daily life. From the estates to the matatus, football betting is a conversation starter. Wasee hukutana kwa base,…
22 Aug 2025
- Key Takeaways Digital transformation in banking is no longer optional—customers now expect seamless, secure, and personalised digital experiences.…
21 Aug 2025
- Latitude59 is set to hold on the third Latitude59 Kenya Edition from December 3–5, 2025 at the A.S.K Dome in Nairobi. Bringing together founders,…
21 Aug 2025
- Google has launched AI Mode in Search for users in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, allowing users to enjoy multimodal search through text, voice,…
21 Aug 2025
- By Righa Sedellar, PR Officer, TUKO.co.ke Imagine waking up to a viral video of your president announcing an abrupt change in national policy,…
21 Aug 2025
- Safaricom is piloting a new internet product called B-Live, a time-based data bundle that lets customers browse for a fixed period rather than paying…
20 Aug 2025
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), has joined global investors backing Novastar…
20 Aug 2025
- Africa Bitcoin Institute has launched to increase Bitcoin adoption in Africa, as several countries in Africa push for regulation of digital…