4 Oct 2025
- Contactable, a South African provider of digital identity and eKYC solutions, has secured $13.5 million in funding to expand its platform and roll…
4 Oct 2025
- Blademy, a connected-health solution with connecting medical devices and consumables, has got more backing through FasterCapital’s EquityPilot…
4 Oct 2025
- Senegal has rolled out a $233 million program aimed at equipping more than 105,000 teachers and school administrators with digital and artificial…
3 Oct 2025
- Careem has acquired a minority stake in Swapp, the UAE-based online car rental platform, deepening a partnership that began in 2022 when Swapp…
3 Oct 2025
- BECO Capital has closed $370 million across two new funds, expanding BECO’s ability to back founders from Pre-Seed to IPO, with a continued focus on…
3 Oct 2025
- Lisk, the growth platform designed for Web3 founders in high-growth markets, has launched the Lisk EMpower Fund, a $15 million venture initiative…
3 Oct 2025
- South African fintech startup Street Wallet has acquired Digitip, a platform that allows informal workers to receive digital tips, in a deal aimed at…
2 Oct 2025
- Mawingu Networks Ltd., a Kenyan internet service provider focused on underserved communities, has raised $20 million in Series C funding to expand…
2 Oct 2025
- ARC Ride has raised $10 million from Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, in senior secured debt that will be used to fund…
2 Oct 2025
- Safaricom’s Enterprise arm, Safaricom Business has hosted an exclusive cybersecurity session, bringing together over 50 senior IT and security…
2 Oct 2025
- The way a business manages its front desk speaks volumes about its professionalism and attention to detail. Whether welcoming clients, partners, or…
2 Oct 2025
- Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, the co-founders of MarketForce and Chpter have announced the launch of Cloud9 Money, a new neobank designed to give…
1 Oct 2025
- Safaricom has selected 10 startups as finalists for the second cohort of the Spark Accelerator Program, chosen from a competitive pool of…
30 Sep 2025
- Electronic Arts, the marker of games such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dragon Age, Titanfall among others is…
30 Sep 2025
- OLX Group, a Prosus-owned online classifieds leader is set to acquire La Centrale, a French autos classifieds platform, from Providence Equity…
30 Sep 2025
- Pesalink and Cellulant have partnered to scale customer-to-business (C2B) payments for online services in Kenya. The deal will see Pesalink integrate…
30 Sep 2025
- OKO, a ClimateTech and AgriTech startup providing climate insurance for agricultural value chains in Africa, has secured a six-digit funding round…
30 Sep 2025
- When Samuel Gikandi and his cofounders launched Africa’s Talking in 2010, the idea was to bridge a critical gap: helping developers build…
28 Sep 2025
- Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech focused on working-capital loans for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has secured an investment from Yango Ventures as…
28 Sep 2025
- Solar Sister and Koolboks have partnered to enable 1,000 women entrepreneurs to launch and grow income-generating businesses powered by solar…
27 Sep 2025
- Angola Cables, a global connectivity solutions operator, has appointed Samuel Carvalho, currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Angola Cables, as…
25 Sep 2025
- Samsung has announced the Galaxy S25 FE to the Galaxy S25 lineup, equipped with One UI 8 the latest Galaxy AI experiences Galaxy S25 FE offers…
25 Sep 2025
- UK-Kenya Tech Hub and ViKtoria Ventures, has launched the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Report: State of Play in Kenya, the first comprehensive…
25 Sep 2025
- Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa to accelerate the rollout of…
25 Sep 2025
- The cryptocurrency market has recently experienced severe turbulence, with Bitcoin’s price dropping below the critical support level of $112,…
25 Sep 2025
- Verto, a cross-border payments and foreign exchange for businesses firm, has launched a new strategic hub in Nairobi, Kenya to serve the East African…
24 Sep 2025
- Paga Group, the Nigerian fintech firm now headquartered in the UK, has expanded into the US market with digital banking services for Africa’s…
24 Sep 2025
- Bolt has launched Bolt Send, a parcel delivery service, in Nairobi with plans to expand into other cities in the coming months to give bolster its…
24 Sep 2025
- PayPal is set to invest $100 million throughout the Middle East and Africa, to fuel innovation, support entrepreneurs, and drive inclusive economic…
24 Sep 2025
- When it comes to attractive strategy bidding games, Fortnite is known for its fun and fast-paced battle royale action, combined with…
24 Sep 2025
- TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has confirmed that one of its Partners, Ido Sum, will be departing the firm. Sum has been…
22 Sep 2025
- Daniel Yu, founder of African B2B e-commerce company Wasoko, has stepped away from a full-time role at the firm, more than a year after its merger…
22 Sep 2025
- MazaoHub, Tanzania’agri-tech startup blending artificial intelligence with hands-on agronomy to drive climate-smart farming, has raised $2 million in…
22 Sep 2025
- Four entrepreneurs have been selected as finalists for the 2025 Africa Prize, the continent’s largest prize dedicated to fostering engineering…
22 Sep 2025
- HALA, Saudi Arabia’s leading fintech and provider of embedded financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises, has raised $157 million in a…
22 Sep 2025
- French broadcaster Canal+ has taken control of MultiChoice Group Ltd., South Africa’s largest pay-TV provider, after its mandatory offer for…
20 Sep 2025
- Safaricom Plc is overhauling its M-PESA platform to process up to 12,000 transactions per second, up from 4,500 today, in its largest upgrade in a…
19 Sep 2025
- Samsung has today unveiled the 2025 NEO QLED 100-inch AI TV (S-QA100QN80FUXKE), its most advanced flagship television yet, setting a new…
12 Sep 2025
- A section of Bolt’s driver-partners in Kenya is planning a strike, claiming the ride-hailing platform is showing favoritism toward Hakki Africa, a…
12 Sep 2025
- Apple’s new iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max have arrived, bringing what the company calls its “most powerful and advanced Pro models ever.” Both…
12 Sep 2025
- Zoox Inc., the autonomous vehicle startup owned by Amazon.com Inc., has launched its first commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas, offering free…
12 Sep 2025
- South African fintech startup Float has secured $2.6 million (R46 million) to expand its card-linked installment platform, in a round co-led by…
12 Sep 2025
- Ivorian fintech Djamo has obtained a microfinance license from the Central Bank of West African States, becoming the first fintech in the region to…
12 Sep 2025
- Janngo Capital has invested in Morocco’s recruitment platform Jobzyn to transform recruitment in Africa and in the MENA region using AI. Jobzyn uses…
11 Sep 2025
- Apple has introduced the iPhone Air, its thinnest and lightest iPhone to date, featuring a redesigned titanium frame, pro-level performance, and…
11 Sep 2025
- Apple Inc., which just launched its iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, has also launched its premium wireless earbuds, AirPods Pro 3,…
11 Sep 2025
- Apple has just introduced the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max with a A19 Pro, Apple’s most powerful and efficient chip…
11 Sep 2025
- Morocco’s ORA Technologies, a rising local tech startup, has acquired Cathedis, a Casablanca-based last-mile delivery company, for an undisclosed sum…
11 Sep 2025
- Apple has finally launched the iPhone 17, with a new Center Stage front camera; 48MP Fusion Main camera and 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide camera. The 6.3-…
11 Sep 2025
- South African digital tax assistant TaxTim has been acquired by a private investment consortium led by Twofold Capital, in a transaction that marks a…