Business
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)...
Saudi Proptech Rize Secures $50m Facility to Expand Monthly Rent Model
Saudi Arabian proptech company Rize has secured a SAR187.5 million ($50 million) asset-backed Murabaha facility from Jadwa Investment to finance its growing portfolio of...
Tarabut Secures $50m to Scale Embedded Finance and SME Lending Across Saudi Arabia
Bahrain-founded fintech infrastructure company Tarabut has secured $50 million (SAR187 million) in strategic financing as it moves to deepen its operations in Saudi Arabia...
How Ghanaian Agritech Wobil is Deploying Solar-Powered Machines to Cut Rice Losses, Boost Smallholder Farmers
A student-founded Ghanaian climate-smart agri-tech startup, Wobil Technologies, is using locally manufactured, hybrid solar-powered agricultural machinery to tackle one of the persistent challenges facing...
UAE AI Startup Synapse Analytics Raises $13m to Help Banks Make Smarter, Safer Decisions
UAE-based artificial intelligence startup, Synapse Analytics has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round as it seeks to scale its AI-powered decision-making...
Kenya’s Ashacare is Building Digital Workforce Infrastructure to Tackle Africa’s Healthcare Staffing Crisis
Kenyan health-tech startup, Ashacare Medical Solutions is seeking to transform how healthcare workers and medical facilities are connected across Africa as it develops technology...
Nahtael Dynasty: How Togolese Music Entrepreneur is BuildING Careers for African Artists
Nodjigno Pierre Yao Nihtael, a familiar name in Togo’s music industry, is expanding his work beyond digital music distribution with the development of Nihtael...
CreditChek Acquires Ugandan Fintech Algosys as Nigerian Startup Expands Into East Africa
Nigerian fintech startup, CreditChek has acquired Ugandan core banking software provider, Algosys, in an undisclosed transaction, marking its entry into East Africa as it...
Saudi AI Startup Gaia Raises $1.5m to Build Secure Enterprise Intelligence Platform
Saudi Arabia-based enterprise artificial intelligence startup Gaia has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Seed funding round led by Seedra Ventures as it develops an...
Egyptian Fintech Zeal Raises $10m to Transform 4 Million Payment Terminals Globally
Egyptian fintech company, Zeal has raised $10 million in a new funding round as it sets to expand its payment-linked loyalty and merchant intelligence...
Mastercard, Busha Partner to Make Crypto Transfers Simpler and Safer for Nigerians
Mastercard has partnered with Pan-African digital asset exchange, Busha, to expand its Crypto Credential solution across Africa, beginning with eligible users in Nigeria. This...
