AI In Africa
Nigerian Startup, Ahavaplan is Digitising Event Planning, Targeting Africa After Rapid Local Adoption
Nigeria’s event-planning industry is getting a new digital tool as Ahavaplan, a startup founded by Christine Imoukhuede, seeks to replace the fragmented systems many...
Kenyan Startup WorkKE Builds Africa-Focused Digital Work Ecosystem to Connect Businesses With Skilled Talent
Kenyan startup, WorkKE, is building an Africa-focused digital work ecosystem designed to connect businesses with skilled professionals while making remote and project-based hiring faster,...
Nigerian Startup Truee Launches to Make African Businesses More Visible and Trustworthy to AI
Nigerian startup, Truee, has launched with a mission to help African businesses organise their information in a way that artificial intelligence (AI) systems can...
South Africa’s Jem HR Raises $8.4m to Transform WhatsApp Into a Digital Workplace for 250k Frontline Workers
South African startup Jem HR has raised US$8.4 million in Series A funding as it moves beyond human resources services to build a broader...
Terra Industries Appoints Ex-SpaceX Executive, Ben MacWilliams, to Drive Defence Expansion Across Global South
Terra Industries has appointed former SpaceX executive Ben MacWilliams as its Vice President of Strategy, in a move aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion...
Zion Tech Hub Partners BraceMoni to Break Financial Barriers to Data Analytics Training in Africa
Zion Tech Hub has secured a strategic partnership with Nigerian financial-services company, BraceMoni to provide financial support for eligible individuals seeking to undergo Data...
Terra Industries Raises $18M to Close $52M Seed Funding Amidst Global Expansion Plans
Terra Industries, a Nigerian defence technology company developing autonomous security systems for critical infrastructure, has secured an additional $18 million, bringing its seed funding...
Kenyan Startup E-Moti Turns to Electric Buses, Smart Routes to Fix Nairobi’s Daily Commuting Problem
Kenyan mobility startup, E-Moti, is seeking to transform how professionals commute to work by combining electric buses with technology designed to match routes and...
Egypt’s UMAMI Launches AI-Powered Learning System with $1m Investment to Transform Workforce Development
Egyptian EdTech company, UMAMI E-Learning Solutions has launched its Learning Operating System (LOS), an AI-powered digital infrastructure designed to help governments, educational institutions and...
Yellow Card Raises $40 Million to Scale Stablecoin Infrastructure and Expand Global Dollar Access
US-headquartered fintech company, Yellow Card, has secured a fresh $40 million strategic funding round as it seeks to expand its stablecoin infrastructure and strengthen...
Moroccan Startup WATTSC Launches watt.ma to Power the Business Behind EV Charging
Moroccan startup WATTSC has launched watt.ma, a digital platform designed to help businesses, charging operators, site owners and electric-vehicle fleets manage and monetise charging...
Ghana’s Swiftway is Betting on Technology to Simplify Cross-Border Trade for African SMEs
For thousands of African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), importing goods from overseas remains an expensive and frustrating process marked by complex documentation, unreliable...
