Ibn Bacar
Innovation Ecosystems Developer and Researcher, curating stories that highlight the foundations of Africa’s evolving startup ecosystem.
Chowdeck and MyCoverGenius to set new standard for rider protection in...
Chowdeck, Africa’s leading on-demand delivery platform, has partnered with MyCoverGenius, Nigeria’s Number 1 Insurance services provider, to provide personal accident insurance for more than 20,000...
Moroccan-Senegalese startup Weego raises $1.1M from Azur Innovation Fund
Moroccan-Senegalese startup Weego, founded by Saad Jittou and Mor Niane, today announced it has closed a $1.1 million funding round with Azur Innovation Fund. This...
DR Congo’s €8B Digital Plan: Telecom, Data Centers and 700,000 Jobs...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has unveiled an ambitious €8 billion ($8.8 billion) digital transformation plan for 2026–2030, aimed at expanding connectivity, modernising...
Kenya dominates Africa Entrepreneurship Awards 2026
The awards ceremony took place during the 13th Sankalp Africa Summit, organised by Aavishkaar Group, Intellecap and Sankalp Forum. The summit convened more than...
Moroccan Fintech WafR Secures $4M to Digitise 20,000 Corner Stores
Morocco-based fintech WafR has raised $4 million in an oversubscribed seed round to accelerate its expansion of last-mile financial services across the country. The...
Only four african countries absorbed 72% of $4.1B startup funding in...
Africa’s startup ecosystem raised $4.1 billion in 2025, marking a 25% increase from the previous year. After two years of declining venture flows, the...
Northern Mozambique Gets $2 Million Boost for Small Business Growth
Northern Mozambique has received a fresh economic stimulus with the launch of a US$2 million financing line aimed at supporting micro and small enterprises...
African Defence Startup “Terra” Raises $34M and Hits $100M Valuation in...
In a remarkable feat for Africa’s hardware startup ecosystem, Terra, a defence technology company, has raised $22 million in under two weeks, following an...
Africa’s Venture Pulse: $3.9 Billion Raised in 2025 Signals Resilient, Locally...
Africa’s startup ecosystem showed remarkable resilience in 2025, raising $3.9 billion across 506 deals, according to AVCA’s newly released 2025 Venture Capital Activity in...
Global Tourism Repositions for Halal Travel as Muslim Middle Class Expands
The global tourism industry is undergoing a quiet but significant recalibration. As the Muslim middle class expands and younger travellers enter their prime travel...
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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...
