Startup News
Egypt’s AI Whistleblowing Startup, iVoiceUp, Secures A15 Funding to Expand Across the Gulf
Egyptian startup iVoiceUp, an artificial intelligence-powered ethics and whistleblowing case-management platform, has closed a new investment round led by regional venture capital firm A15,...
mPharma Secures GIP Ghana Investment to Expand Affordable Medicine Access Across Francophone West Africa
Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana, an investment platform established by British International Investment (BII), has made a strategic investment in mPharma Ghana, one of...
Clea Launches Blockchain-Powered USD Payment Platform to Ease Cross-Border Trade for Nigerian Importers
Nigeria’s cross-border trade ecosystem will receiving a significant boost with the official launch of Clea, a blockchain-powered payment platform designed to help African importers...
Rwandan Fintech Kayko Raises $1.2M to Unlock Credit Access for Small Businesses Through Data
Rwandan fintech startup Kayko has secured US$1.2 million in seed funding to deepen its mission of expanding access to finance for small and medium-sized...
Saudi AI Startup, QPioneers, Raises First Funding to Build Unified Operating System for Startups
Saudi Arabia–based AI startup, QPioneers, has raised its first external funding round from Q Fund, the investment arm of Qewam Holding, marking an early...
How Ghanaian Blossom Academy Is Turning Africa’s Youth Into Job-Ready Data Professionals
Jeph Acheampong did not set out to build a technology academy when he moved back to Ghana. What confronted him instead was a pool...
Falak Startups and Sanad Partners Forge Partnership to Boost Egypt’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Falak Startups, one of Egypt’s leading startup accelerators, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sanad Partners, a private investment office with a diversified...
Egyptian Deep-Tech Startup Nawah Scientific Raises $23M to Build Rwanda R&D Hub, Expand Labs Across Africa and Europe
Egyptian deep-tech and life science startup Nawah Scientific has secured US$23 million in Series A funding, marking one of the most significant capital raises...
Canada Halts Start-Up Visa as It Prepares New Entrepreneur Pilot for 2026 – What Nigerian and African Founders Should Know
Canada has announced that it will freeze new applications under its Start-Up Visa (SUV) programme, a flagship initiative for attracting foreign entrepreneurs. The freeze...
Egypt’s MoneyHash Expands Saudi Footprint With WalaOne Partnership to Simplify Loyalty and Rewards for Merchants
Egyptian payment orchestration startup MoneyHash has taken another decisive step in its Saudi Arabian expansion by partnering with WalaOne, a multi-partner digital loyalty wallet,...
Sun King Secures $40M Equity Boost to Scale Off-Grid Solar Power Across Africa and Asia
Kenya-headquartered off-grid solar energy company Sun King has secured $40 million (about €34.1 million) in equity financing from sustainable investment platform Lightrock, marking a...
Nawah Scientific Raises $23m to Expand ‘Cloud Lab’ Research Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Rwanda
Nawah Scientific, an Egyptian research platform enabling scientists to conduct experiments remotely, has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round, marking one...
