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The Funding Drought Survivors: African Startups That Beat 2025’s Harshest VC Winter
In 2025, African startups faced one of its toughest downturns in a decade. Market volatility, rising interest rates, geopolitical tensions and tightening exit conditions...
How MNZL Is Making Loans Accessible and Fast, as it Secures Egypt’s First Dual Digital Lending Licences
Egyptian fintech company, MNZL, has achieved a major milestone after securing approval from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for the nation’s first fully digital...
BasiGo Expands Beyond Nairobi With New Fast-Charging Station to Reduce Downtime for Kenya’s Electric Buses
BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has officially opened a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging site at the Shell Athi River Service...
How NALA’s Expansion Into Ghana Could Transform How Money Moves Across Africa
NALA, one of Africa’s largest fintechs, has received regulatory approval to operate remittance services in Ghana, marking a key milestone in the company’s expansion...
How Kenyan Startup, Ambesa, is Digitising B2B Commerce and Reducing Costs for African SMEs
In a continent where cross-border trade is often slowed by opaque processes, unreliable logistics, and fragmented networks, Ambesa is emerging as a solution for...
UrSafe Wants to Use AI-Driven Drone Surveillance to Fight Insecurity and Protect Nigerians
As Nigeria grapples with worsening insecurity and repeated attacks on schools, UrSafe, a U.S.-based technology company is proposing a rethink of how vulnerable communities...
What PayTabs Egypt’s Partnership With Edita Reveals About Cash Flow Management and Why Startups Should Take Note
PayTabs Egypt, a MENA-based payments provider, has announced a partnership with Edita Trade, a subsidiary of Edita Food, one of Egypt’s leading packaged snack...
How Kofa Is Building a Wire-Free Electricity Network to Provide Clean Power for Ghanaians Through Battery Technology
In a continent where unreliable electricity remains a major concern, Kofa, a Ghanaian energy startup is betting that Africa can leapfrog legacy power infrastructure...
TECHPARLEY AFRICA UNVEILS 2025 DRIVE100 SHORTLISTÂ
After a three (3) month race, where our team received and reviewed applications, we now come to the official unveiling of the Top 100...
TECHPARLEY AFRICA UNVEILS 2025 DRIVE100 SHORTLISTÂ
After a three (3) month race, where our team received and reviewed applications, we now come to the official unveiling of the Top 100...
Moroccan Startup, Vove ID, Introduces AI-Driven Verification to Help SMEs and Fintechs Scale Faster in Africa
As Africa and the Middle East continue their digital transformation, the demand for reliable identity verification infrastructure has never been greater. Yet across much...
Techparley’s Drive100 Fellows Shine at NIYA Startup 2.0, Receive N1 Million Grants EachÂ
In a testament to Nigeria’s youth-led innovation, the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA) Startup 2.0 programme, powered by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, recently...


