Artificial Intelligence
Huspy Acquires Italy’s Integra Finance, Unveils $86m Investment Plan to Expand Mortgage, Real Estate Business
UAE-founded property technology company Huspy has entered the Italian market after acquiring credit intermediary Integra Finance, as the company moves to strengthen its mortgage...
NVIDIA Deepens Egypt AI Push as RiseUp Connects Startups to Global Technology Ecosystem
NVIDIA is deepening its engagement with Egypt’s artificial intelligence ecosystem through an expanding collaboration with entrepreneurship platform RiseUp. The partnership aims at bringing together startup...
Ghanaian Agritech Startup Complete Farmer Secures $2.4m IFC Loan to Expand Farmer Financing
Ghanaian agri-tech startup Complete Farmer has secured a US$2.4 million convertible loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand agricultural financing, provide farm...
Nigerian Startup FriendnPal Uses AI to Detect Mental Health Risks Before They Become Crises
Mental healthcare is often designed to respond after a person has already developed serious symptoms, but Nigerian startup FriendnPal is attempting to change that...
How Nigeria’s Dynalimb is Using 3D Technology to Make Prosthetic Care Faster, Cheaper Across Africa
Nigerian health-tech startup Dynalimb Technologies is using 3D technology, digital healthcare tools and clinical expertise to tackle longstanding challenges surrounding access to prosthetic, orthotic...
Paymob Raises $35m to Scale MENA Payments and Build Infrastructure for AI-Driven Commerce
Egypt-founded payments infrastructure company Paymob has raised $35 million in a pre-Series C funding round as it accelerates its expansion across the Middle East...
Kenya’s Spiro, Chinese Yadea Partner to Accelerate Africa’s Shift to Electric Motorcycles
Kenya-based electric mobility company Spiro partners with Chinese electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea to expand access to affordable electric transportation across the continent. The strategic partnership...
Drive45 Secures $3m Debt Facility to Accelerate Vehicle Access, Expand Across Nigeria
Nigerian mobility startup Drive45 Mobility has secured a US$3 million senior debt facility from TLG Capital to finance its next phase of expansion, strengthen...
Egypt’s Startup Breadfast Expands Into Restaurant Delivery With New Breadfast Food Service
Egyptian e-commerce and convenience platform Breadfast has expanded beyond groceries and household essentials with the launch of Breadfast Food. It is a new restaurant-delivery...
Bekia Raises $765,000 to Digitise Egypt’s Recycling Economy and Expand Across Africa
Egyptian recycling technology startup Bekia has raised $765,000 in a Seed funding round as it moves to expand its technology-driven waste collection network, launch...
How South African Agritech Startup Divisi is Using Field-Level Data to Help Smallholder Farmers Cut Losses
South African agri-tech startup Divisi is seeking to change how smallholder farmers make planting and production decisions by using field-specific data to determine what...
Lendo, Quantic Partner on $200m Programme to Boost Financing for Saudi SMEs
Saudi fintech Lendo has partnered with Austria-based asset manager Quantic Financial Solutions on an institutional capital programme worth up to SAR750 million ($200 million)...
