Egyptian startup Velents, which specialises in enterprise AI solutions, has continued its rapid expansion across the MENA region by launching in Bahrain. Founded by entrepreneurs Mohamed Gaber and Abdulaziz Almuhaydib, Velents is powered by a joint Egyptian-Saudi team. Originally focused on recruitm
Part two of three on hardware-software specialist Francois Rautenbach captures his doctrine of the willing customer and follows the trail from a coffee chat at Novell's Utah HQ to the Payment Pebble.
African startups are invited to apply for the Next Wave Fund, which supports early-stage tech startups and small businesses building bold new ideas across hardware, software, gaming, and connected technology. Backed by Google and Kickstarter, the Next Wave Fund provides funding, tools, and visibilit
Cape Town-based early-stage ventures building climate and urban sustainability solutions are invited to apply for Shine 2027, which offers participants EUR50,000 (US$58,000) in grant funding, hands-on expertise, and a place in a global climate innovation network. Delivered by the Swiss Re Foundation
TendePay has received approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to operate an e-wallet in Kenya, adding a new regulated payments capability to the fintech’s platform. The development comes about 20 months after TendePay received its Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence from CBK in January 2025
Kenyan creator-commerce platform HustleSasa has raised fresh funding from African impact investor Impacc, which is leading the company’s latest financing round as it expands its event-ticketing and commerce platform across Africa. The amount was not disclosed. Impacc said it has become a shareholder
Bluecore Energy has raised $50 million in seed funding to develop small nuclear reactors mounted on floating barges, giving the startup fresh capital to advance regulatory approvals, secure nuclear fuel and move toward its first commercial deployment. The round, led by Silverton Partners, comes only
Digital Realty is investing $80 million in a new data center in Nairobi, expanding its infrastructure footprint in Kenya as demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital services accelerates across East Africa. The investment adds 6.4 megawatts of capacity through Digital Realty’s
Egyptian edtech startup 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding as it prepares to expand into Saudi Arabia and accelerate development of an artificial intelligence-powered learning platform. The equity round was led by MRG Economic Group, headed by Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Ramadan
Kemi Bolatito grew up in Mushin, Lagos, in a low-income family but her entreprenueral spirit has seen her hustle her way through life. From selling candies and cookines to her classmates in school, she is now building a cross-bording payment solution in Canada.
Part two of three on hardware-software specialist Francois Rautenbach captures his doctrine of the willing customer and follows the trail from a coffee chat at Novell's Utah HQ to the Payment Pebble.
Moroccan e-health startup One Med Link is developing an AI-powered, interoperable clinical workflow and health-data platform. Co-founded last year by co-founded by Deyaa Wahbi and Soukaina Benabid, One Med Link supports healthcare professionals across several parts of their daily workflow, including
The Cape Town-based Injini, an ed-tech incubator, accelerator and think tank, has launched its AI for Education venture builder and incubation programme, which takes pre-formed teams from the ideation stage to launching market-ready, impactful ed-tech startups. Founded in 2017, Injini, which is a me
Zoho Corporation is expanding Catalyst, its cloud platform for building and deploying applications, with tools designed to let AI coding assistants perform more of the work involved in taking software from generated code to production. The company said Monday that Catalyst by Zoho now supports Agent
Electric mobility company ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million from venture capital firms, development finance institutions and impact investors as it seeks to expand battery-swapping infrastructure and electric two- and three-wheelers across Africa. The financing was led by Novastar Ventures and Norrs
M-KOPA has financed more than 10,000 electric motorcycles in Kenya, marking a new milestone for the fintech’s electric-mobility business as it expands into financing electric tuk-tuks. The company said its financed motorcycle riders save an average of KSh530 ($4.10) a day through lower energy and ma
African startups raised at least $443.43 million across 13 disclosed deals in August 2026, according to an updated analysis of the funding dataset compiled for the month. The revised figures strengthen North Africa’s position following the inclusion of Egyptian fintech ValU’s $20.7 million raise, wh
