Artificial Intelligence
How TaxStreem Is Using AI to Automate Tax Compliance for Nigerians Ahead of 2027 Reforms
In 2026, Kelechi Ibe partnered with Sam Ayo to launch TaxStreem, an AI-powered tax compliance platform designed to automate how businesses calculate, interpret, and...
Kenyan Startup, Lua Is Building AI Agents That Run Business Tasks and Operations
In most organisations today, software still follows a structure where work is broken into steps, passed between systems, and overseen by people at every...
Omnicom and Google Launch AI System to Evaluate and Optimise Ads Before They Go Live
Omnicom Advertising and Google have launched what is being described as an artificial intelligence-powered creative intelligence system designed to evaluate and optimise advertising content...
Nigeria’s NiteonHQ is Reimagining Commodity Trade with All-in-One Marketplace, Logistics and Finance Solutions
Nigeria's economy-focused startup, NiteonHQ is disrupting matkets as a unified digital infrastructure for trade across emerging economies. Founded in 2023 by Tony Nwose, the startup...
Signit Secures $15M to Power AI-Driven Contract Management in Saudi Arabia’s Expanding Digital Economy
Saudi Arabia-based digital contracts platform, Signit, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round, marking a significant step in its ambition to...
US VAST Data Secures $1bn Funding, Hits $30bn Valuation as AI Infrastructure Race Intensifies
US-based AI infrastructure firm, VAST Data, has raised approximately $1 billion in a Series F funding round, catapulting its valuation to $30 billion and...
Omnix Combines AI, Engineering and Data in New AIoT Offering for Enterprises
Omnix International, a Middle East-based technology solutions provider, has launched a new suite of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) offerings, as it moves to...
Phononic Targets $1.5bn Valuation Amid Surge in AI Data Centre Demand
Phononic is now exploring a potential sale that could value the North Carolina-based startup at around $1.5 billion, with some offers reportedly exceeding $2...
How Kenyan Startup, Share is Rewiring Africa’s Internet for Speed, Scale, and Access
Share, a Kenyan startup is quietly attempting to solve one of Africa’s most overlooked connectivity problems, not the absence of infrastructure, but its inefficiency....
South Africa’s HyperDev Unveils AI Platform That Builds Full-Stack Apps from Plain Language, Helps Developers Finish What They Start
A South African startup, HyperDev, is stepping into the increasingly crowded generative AI coding space with a bold promise, not just to help users...
Tamatem Expands Global Ambitions with Acquisition of Playable Factory, Eyes AI-Driven Gaming Future Across MENA
Jordan-based mobile gaming powerhouse, Tamatem, has announced the full acquisition of Playable Factory, a globally recognised leader in interactive advertising technology. A move that...
Egyptian Startup, Sinai AI Raises $1.45m to Build Publisher-Friendly AI Reading Ecosystem
Egyptian edtech startup, Sinai AI has raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed funding round to build an artificial intelligence-driven reading platform that transforms traditional...
