Terra Industries has appointed former WHOOP executive and Palantir alumnus Todd Stiefler as its Director of Commercial, strengthening its leadership team as the defense technology startup expands sales of its autonomous security systems across critical infrastructure markets in the Global South. The
East Africa has become one of the world’s most exciting frontiers for fintech innovation. From M-PESA’s invention in Kenya over fifteenyears ago to the explosive growth of mobile wallets across Tanzania, Uganda, and beyond, the region has leapfrogged traditional bankinginfrastructure and built a dig
French aerospace company Thales Alenia Space and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have been selected to build Nigeria’s next communications satellites
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in pre-seed funding to help companies build faster and more capable teams using AI. Founded by Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, the Cape Town-based Verascient delivers the operating system and expertise companies need to s
A well-travelled South African chartered accountant with an M&A background reckons he's seen what the African investment scene is missing. His fix for Big Money's blind spots? More Big Money.
I’ve been tracking Africa’s digital entertainment evolution for 18 years, and the transformation still catches me off guard. Back in 2007, I remember trying to load a single YouTube video and giving up after 47 minutes. Fast forward to today and we’ve got sophisticated virtual platforms processing m
HassConsult is betting that wellness and community-driven living can become a bigger source of value in Kenya’s residential property market, as a global wellness real estate sector worth $876 billion increasingly reshapes how developers design, market and operate homes. The Nairobi-based developer i
Swvl Holdings Corp. has agreed to raise $13 million from investors led by Coefficient LP, a U.S. investment firm backed by Egypt’s Sawiris family, as the mobility technology company expands into the U.S. market. Coefficient will invest $10 million in the private placement, while an existing Swvl sha
Nigerian agritech company ThriveAgric has raised 5.3 billion naira ($3.93 million) through its first commercial paper issuance, the company said on Tuesday. The Series 1 issuance was oversubscribed after investors placed orders above ThriveAgric’s initial target of 5 billion Naira and is the first i
Kenya’s growing dependence on digital platforms is changing how people work, communicate, shop and entertain themselves, but property developer HassConsult is betting that the next evolution of the connected lifestyle may require people to step away from their screens and reconnect in the physical w
Microsoft has appointed Angela Nganga as its Country Lead for East Africa, putting an experienced regional executive at the helm as the technology giant expands its focus on artificial intelligence, digital transformation and local innovation. Nganga will lead Microsoft’s engagement with governments
If you examine digital businesses, you’ll find that many of these aren’t built entirely from scratch. A fintech startup can connect to an existing payment network, an e-commerce company can tap into an external logistics service, and a gaming platform is able to integrate products created by numerou
In today's edition: Ventures Platform closes $84m fund || Kenya’s Musalia Mudavadi wants the country to join global cyber-police || Pick n Pay is making grocery shopping feel like scrolling TikTok || Cameroon sets deadline to disconnect untaxed mobile phones
A well-travelled South African chartered accountant with an M&A background reckons he's seen what the African investment scene is missing. His fix for Big Money's blind spots? More Big Money.
South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in funding to help companies build faster and more capable teams using AI. Founded by Keagan Stokoe and Emile Ferreira, the Cape Town-based Verascient delivers the operating system and expertise companies need to successful
South African AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round as it builds technology designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence to deploying AI agents across everyday operations. The round was led by Founder Collecti
ASUS Republic of Gamers is stepping up its focus on Kenya’s gaming and digital-creation market, using Nairobi’s Otamatsuri 2026 to put high-performance hardware in front of a growing community of gamers, artists, animators and developers. The ASUS ROG brand was the official technology partner for th
