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Market Expansion: South Africa’s Float Raises $2.6 Million to Boost Card-Linked Instalment Platform
South African fintech startup Float has secured US$2.6 million (R46 million) to accelerate growth at home and prepare for international expansion. The funding round was...
How BasiGo Is Turning Kenya into a Hub for Electric Public Transport with 1,000 Buses
Nairobi-based electric mobility startup, BasiGo, has unveiled plans to deploy 1,000 battery-powered buses across Kenya by 2027. According to reports, so far, the company has...
AI in Africa: How Yamify’s Launches to Put African Developers at the Heart of the AI Boom
A new player is stepping onto Africa’s fast-growing artificial-intelligence stage. Yamify, a developer-first AI platform that promises to let freelancers and web agencies deploy...
In Middle East and North Africa, Moroccan Fashion Platform Justyol Secures $1m to Fuel Regional Expansion
Moroccan cross-border fashion marketplace Justyol has raised $1 million in a mix of equity and debt financing to accelerate its growth at home and...
DRIVE100: Techparley to Support 100 African Tech Startups with Media Publicity
Techparley Africa has launched an ambitious initiative, Drive100, aimed at spotlighting 100 promising tech startups across Africa with free, high-impact media coverage this quarter. Startups...
SefRel Shop: How Ridwan Akinola Is Building a New Digital Marketplace to Promote Nigerian-Made Products
SefRel Shop, a Nigerian e-commerce platform, is taking on the dominance of foreign imports by selling only locally made products, to restore confidence in...
Neoform AI: How Oyemade Oyemaja is Building AI Translation Tool for Nigeria’s 500+ Languages
Oyemade Oyemaja, co-founder of Ennoble Technology, has built Neoform AI, a tool that translates and transcribes English into different Nigerian languages The platform is designed...
Kindlybook: How Charles Dairo Is Digitising Booking Appointments and Online Payments for Nigeria’s Beauty Salons
When the founder of Kindlybook, Charles Dairo walked into a crowded barbershop one Sunday in 2020, he didn’t just see a long queue, he...
Business Strategy: How Lemfi-GCash’s Partnership Gets Filipino Diaspora New Financial Lifeline
LemFi, a fast-growing financial technology firm catering to immigrants across North America, the UK, and Europe, has announced a landmark partnership with GCash, the...
AISHA Chat: How Ashifi Gogo is Bringing AI Healthcare Assistant to WhatsApp for Nigerians
Nigerian startup, AISHA Technologies Ltd, has unveiled AISHA Chat, an AI-supported healthcare assistant designed to provide Nigerians with clear, reliable, and private health guidance...
How Renda Africa is Leading the Conversion of a Million Vehicles to CNG Across Africa
Nigerian logistics startup, Renda Africa, is promoting compressed natural gas (CNG) as a cost-effective and practical solution to reduce vehicle emissions, positioning it as...
Lelapa AI: How Jade Abbott is Making Artificial Intelligence Accessible to Africans in Local Languages
Jade Abbott, founder and CTO of Lelapa AI, is building artificial intelligence tools for African languages, aiming to bridge one of the continent’s deepest...
