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Saudi Retailtech Startup Raff Raises $1.7 Million to Transform Physical Retail Across the GCC

Raff, a Saudi Arabia-based retail technology startup, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round as it seeks to transform how consumer brands...

UAE AI Startup Stellaria Raises $6.8m to Turn Satellite Data Into Actionable Intelligence

UAE-based artificial intelligence and geospatial intelligence startup, Stellaria, has raised $6.8 million (AED25 million) in a seed funding round as it seeks to expand...

Nigerian Startup TechAble is Tackling Digital Exclusion, Equiping Youths With Disabilities for the Future of Work

TechAble, a Nigeria-based digital skills and youth empowerment initiative, is seeking to bridge the digital divide confronting young people with disabilities by expanding access...

Kenyan AI Startup Flowt Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Unlock Finance for Africa’s Climate-Smart Businesses

Kenyan fintech startup, Flowt, has secured an undisclosed pre-seed funding round to expand its AI-powered financial intelligence platform, which is designed to help climate-smart...

Nigerian Startup Intron Unveils Sahara v2.5 to Make African Voice AI Understand Multilingual Conversations

Nigerian voice technology startup, Intron, has unveiled Sahara v2.5, a major upgrade designed to make artificial intelligence better understand how Africans naturally communicate, particularly...

South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2m to Help Businesses Build AI-Powered Teams

South African artificial intelligence startup, Verascient, has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in pre-seed funding to help businesses build faster, more capable teams through...

Nigerian Startup SalesUnbox is Building All-in-One Digital Platform for Retail Businesses Across Africa

Nigerian retail technology startup, SalesUnbox, is expanding its ambition beyond online shopping by building an integrated software ecosystem designed to help medium-scale businesses manage...

South African Startup, My AI Lawyer Launches to Make Legal Advice Affordable and Accessible 24/7

South African startup, My AI Lawyer, launched as an artificial intelligence-powered legal advisory platform designed to make legal guidance more affordable, accessible and easier...

SunCulture Launches RainDrops Scheme to Give Employees a Share in Company’s Future Success

Kenyan climate-tech company, SunCulture, has launched RainDrops, a company-wide profit-sharing initiative designed to give every full-time employee an opportunity to benefit financially from the...

South Africa’s Dataseka Launches AI Platform to Help Businesses Turn Scattered Data Into Smarter Decisions

South African technology startup, Dataseka has launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to help businesses understand their data, uncover insights and make faster, more...

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,...

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