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Moroccan proptech company Agenz has raised $5 million to accelerate the digital transformation of the country's real estate market, with a strong focus on integrating artificial…
Tunisia-based agritech startup RoboCare, which leverages AI for precision agriculture, has secured a six-figure investment to expand its operations across Africa and the Middle…
Renew Capital, a pan-African investment firm, is championing data-driven embedded finance by backing 15 startups from 10 African countries. These companies will leverage…
South African startup HyperDev has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding from European and UK venture capitalists for its generative AI coding platform. This investment…
Google is making substantial investments in AI and cloud infrastructure across Africa, launching new initiatives like an Applied AI Lab in Ghana and a Digital Exchange Port in…
The ongoing global tech layoffs, partly driven by AI adoption, are prompting African tech talent in the diaspora to consider returning home. This presents a unique opportunity for…
South African fintech Bridgement has secured $20.3 million from Rand Merchant Bank and Standard Bank to scale its AI-powered lending platform for small and medium-sized…
Dimension Data Uganda's rebranding to NTT DATA signifies a strategic move to bolster its technology offerings in the country, explicitly including artificial intelligence. This…
Sokofa, a Nigerian startup, is revolutionizing how African artisans connect with global diaspora buyers by integrating AI into its e-commerce platform. The company utilizes an AI…
South Africa has been identified as Africa's foremost country in AI readiness, significantly outpacing other nations on the continent in enterprise AI adoption and workforce…
Nairobi-based Novastar Ventures, in partnership with Google, is launching an Applied AI Lab to support African startups using AI to solve local challenges. This initiative aims to…
Budge AI is launching a personal finance app in Africa that circumvents the need for bank account linking, a significant barrier in markets with low open banking adoption and…
Google and Idris Elba's foundation are investing $1 million to provide AI tools, including Gemini, to 100,000 creators across Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, and Sierra…
Google and Novastar Ventures have partnered to launch the Google Africa Applied AI Lab, a new initiative designed to empower African AI startups and researchers. This program will…
Craydel, an AI-powered platform dedicated to helping African students access international education, has launched in Ghana, making it the eighth African country where the company…
Kenyan startup Fikra API has launched an AI inference API specifically designed for African developers, addressing critical barriers like high costs and the lack of mobile money…
Egyptian startup BrainsMingle, an AI-driven professional network, has secured $400,000 in seed funding from local human capital tech leader BasharSoft Group. This investment…
Ugandan entrepreneur Shifra Ainomugisha has been honored as the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year for her AI and solar-powered agricultural technologies. Her company, Solafam…
Google's "Building for Africa" summit in Johannesburg highlighted significant investments in AI and cloud infrastructure across the continent, exceeding its $1 billion commitment.…
The RegTech Africa Conference and Expo 2026, held in Abuja, Nigeria, served as a crucial platform for advancing regulatory technology and digital financial services across the…
A Ugandan AI innovator, Shifra Ainomugisha, has won a prestigious Commonwealth Youth Award for developing AI and solar-powered agricultural technologies. Her work through Solafam…
NBA Africa's latest accelerator program has recognized five African startups, prominently featuring AI-driven solutions from Morocco and Egypt. The winners will receive incubation…
Google and Idris Elba's Akuna Group are investing $1 million to provide generative AI tools, including Gemini, to 100,000 creators across Sub-Saharan Africa. This initiative aims…
South African legal artificial intelligence startup, Anvaya, has achieved a significant milestone by winning the local leg of the Start-up World Cup. This victory propels the…
