Ibn Bacar
Innovation Ecosystems Developer and Researcher, curating stories that highlight the foundations of Africa’s evolving startup ecosystem.
Egyptian HealthTech Startup Reme-D Raises $1.45M to Scale Disease Diagnostics
Egyptian health technology startup Reme-D has secured US$1.45 million in pre-Series A funding to accelerate the production of locally manufactured molecular diagnostic tests and...
Top 20 African Startup Deals – July 2026
Africa's Most Significant Startup Investments, Partnerships and Acquisitions This Month
While billion-dollar funding rounds often dominate headlines, the real engine of Africa's innovation economy is...
Kenya Climate Ventures Shifts Focus to Back Africa’s Earliest Climate Startups
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) is reshaping its investment strategy once again, placing greater emphasis on supporting Africa's earliest-stage climate startups as it seeks to...
Nigeria Unveils $350,000 iDICE Startup Growth Lab to Support Innovation Across...
Nigeria's Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched the iDICE Startup Growth Lab, a new accelerator programme aimed at helping promising technology startups scale their...
NVIDIA Partners With RiseUp, A15 and BitRoot to Launch AI Accelerator...
Global AI technology leader NVIDIA has joined forces with Egyptian entrepreneurship organizations RiseUp, A15, and BitRoot to introduce NVIDIA SIGNALS, a new accelerator program...
FMO Commits $30 Million to Expand M-KOPA’s Electric Motorcycle Financing in...
Dutch development finance institution FMO has approved a $30 million senior debt facility for M-KOPA Kenya Mobility, providing a major boost to the company's...
Why Mozambique Needs a National Startup Fund to Mature Its Innovation...
Botswana's new venture capital fund offers an important lesson: successful innovation ecosystems are not built on ideas alone—they are built on institutions that finance...
Kenyan AI Company Belva Digital Earns Global Recognition at Cannes Lions...
Kenyan technology company Belva Digital has secured international recognition after receiving a prestigious artificial intelligence innovation award at the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival...
Why Mozambique Needs Startup Diplomacy
Why Mozambique Needs Startup Diplomacy
As the world becomes increasingly digital, innovative, and interconnected, a country’s ability to generate ideas, turn technology into businesses, and...
Flend Becomes First Official Recipient of Egypt’s Startup Label
Flend, Egypt’s digital SME financing platform, proudly announces that it has become the first company to officially receive the Startup Label under Egypt’s National...
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Egyptian HealthTech Startup Reme-D Raises $1.45M to Scale Disease Diagnostics
Egyptian health technology startup Reme-D has secured US$1.45 million in pre-Series A funding to accelerate the production of locally manufactured molecular diagnostic tests and...
Top 20 African Startup Deals – July 2026
Africa's Most Significant Startup Investments, Partnerships and Acquisitions This Month
While billion-dollar funding rounds often dominate headlines, the real engine of Africa's innovation economy is...
Kenya Climate Ventures Shifts Focus to Back Africa’s Earliest Climate Startups
Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) is reshaping its investment strategy once again, placing greater emphasis on supporting Africa's earliest-stage climate startups as it seeks to...
Nigeria Unveils $350,000 iDICE Startup Growth Lab to Support Innovation Across Six Regions
Nigeria's Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched the iDICE Startup Growth Lab, a new accelerator programme aimed at helping promising technology startups scale their...
NVIDIA Partners With RiseUp, A15 and BitRoot to Launch AI Accelerator for Egyptian Startups
Global AI technology leader NVIDIA has joined forces with Egyptian entrepreneurship organizations RiseUp, A15, and BitRoot to introduce NVIDIA SIGNALS, a new accelerator program...
