Business
Zazu and Visa Launch Morocco’s First Fully Online Business Account, Targeting SME Banking Bottlenecks
Pan-African digital banking platform, Zazu, has partnered with global payments giant, Visa, to roll out what is being described as Morocco’s first 100 per...
Madica Expands African Startup Scaling with Fresh Investments in Kilimo Fresh, Hakimu, and Biovana
A strategic move that underscores growing confidence in Africa’s early-stage innovation ecosystem has led Madica to expand its startup portfolio with new investments in...
Energy as Intelligence: How Greenleaf Africa is Rewiring Trust in Nigeria’s Solar Market
In Nigeria’s fast-growing but uneven solar market, a familiar pattern has quietly eroded confidence, systems are installed with high expectations, only for performance to...
AI’s Next Gold Rush Moves Beneath the Surface as US-based NeuBird AI Secures $19.3M Backing
In a move that underscores a critical shift in the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, U.S.-based NeuBird AI has raised $19.3 million in fresh funding,...
Botswana is Restructuring Climate-Tech Future with New 12-Month Startup Accelerator Backed by $150M Investment Pipeline
Botswana has taken a bold step toward positioning itself as a hub for climate and digital innovation with the launch of the Scalar Botswana...
Ghana’s BawaHealth Bets Not on Apps, But Hospitals, to Fix Africa’s Telemedicine Gap
Health-tech landscape in Africa is crowded with direct-to-consumer platforms, and Ghanaian startup BawaHealth is charting a contrarian path, one that places hospitals, not standalone...
Morocco’s z.systems Raises $1.65M to Digitize a Multi-Billion Dollar Offline Trade Across Emerging Market
A major shift is quietly underway in one of the most overlooked yet critical segments of commerce across emerging markets. Morocco-based startup z.systems has...
Cascador Opens Applications for 2026 ScaleUp Programme to Empower Africa’s Next Generation of High-Impact Founders
Cascador, an Africa-focused platform dedicated to supporting growth-stage entrepreneurs building transformative businesses, has officially opened applications for its 2026 ScaleUp programme. This is a...
How Kenya’s Innobid is Opening Billion-Dollar Procurement Markets to Women and Youth-Led Businesses
In many developing economies, procurement, the process through which governments, corporations, and institutions purchase goods and services, accounts for as much as 40 per...
Kenya’s Drinkmates Unveils ‘Social Logistics Engine’ to Transform Real-Life Meetups Across Africa
With a move to redefine how urban professionals connect in real life, Nairobi-based startup Drinkmates has launched an innovative platform it describes as a...
South Africa’s Club ZA Announces Startup Week to Power Innovation, Investment, and Ecosystem Growth
South Africa’s fast-rising startup ecosystem is set to take a major leap forward as Startup Club ZA announces the launch of the inaugural South...
Egypt’s Lucky Secures $22M Series B to Scale Credit Access, Drive North Africa Expansion
Egyptian fintech startup Lucky has raised US$22 million in a Series B funding round, marking a significant milestone in its growth journey and reinforcing...
