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Kola Aina, Founding Partner of Africa's prominent early-stage venture fund Ventures Platform, shared his insights at an AI summit in Lagos, Nigeria, arguing the current AI boom is…
Cape Town-based AI company Cue has raised $5 million to expand its autonomous customer service agents across the UK and its home market of South Africa. This investment, co-led by…
African agriculture struggles with underfinancing primarily due to a lack of reliable data, hindering investment. Digital agriculture platforms are emerging as a key solution,…
African stock exchanges are actively working to attract tech companies, including those leveraging AI, to list on local bourses. This push aims to connect African innovation with…
Cascador, an African accelerator, has invested $5 million into seven growth-stage startups, with Indigenius AI being a notable recipient of equity funding and an innovation prize.…
Wakamedics, an African health tech startup, is integrating AI with telemedicine and diagnostics to make fertility care more accessible across the continent. Founded by Dr.…
Indian IT firm Happiest Minds has appointed Jackline Mburu as Senior Director for Africa, entrusting her with leading the company's growth and AI adoption strategy across the…
Artificial intelligence is set to transform Africa's critical mineral sector, enabling the continent to better explore its vast, underexplored reserves and move beyond its…
OPay, a leading Nigerian fintech, processes over 100 million daily transactions, leveraging this data to create a real-time intelligence layer. This capability allows the company…
Lagos-based AI startup Decide is strategically focusing on enterprise distribution for its spreadsheet AI tool, launching "Decide for Work" with its first major partnership in…
African HR technology firm SeamlessHR has rebranded to Seamless Technologies, marking a significant expansion into AI and financial services aimed at businesses and workers across…
South African startup Cue has secured US$5 million to advance its AI-powered customer service platform, demonstrating significant investment in African AI innovation. The…
TFY, a UK-based AI-powered workforce management platform, is strategically expanding its operations across Africa, already active in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana. The…
Nigerian AI startup Decide is deploying its AI spreadsheet agent across Cafe One's co-working spaces in Nigeria, providing thousands of professionals with advanced tools for data…
Launch Africa Ventures, a prominent pan-African venture capital firm, has announced 15 new investments in its 2026 cohort, explicitly targeting AI startups among other tech…
South African startup Howzit AI has launched a conversational AI platform tailored for local languages and affordability, supporting all 11 official South African languages. The…
Egyptian construction-tech startup Kuadra has secured funding to launch an AI-powered platform aimed at automating project management and procurement for contractors in Egypt.…
Kenya and France are advancing an initiative to establish AI clusters across six African countries, including Kenya, Benin, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt, and South Africa. This program…
Tanzanian startup eBeLl AI has launched an innovative multilingual learning platform leveraging AI to democratize education globally. Founded by 22-year-old Bell Sugwa, this…
Nigerian fintech Nearpays has made history by becoming the first African startup to win the UN's AI for Good Innovation Factory grand finale. Its AI-powered SoftPOS platform…
Woolworths, a prominent South African retailer, is introducing "My Woolies Chef," an AI-powered meal assistant specifically designed to cater to South African households. This…
Google is significantly expanding its presence in Africa with new investments, including the establishment of Africa's first Applied AI Lab in Accra, Ghana, to support local…
At a major AI summit in Lagos, Nigeria, Bluechip Technologies announced the acquisition of YarnGPT, a Nigerian-built text-to-speech AI model capable of translating languages into…
The acquisition of Ethiopian-founded Better Auth by Vercel highlights the growing global impact of African tech entrepreneurship. This success story, backed by Africa-focused…
