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Payaza’s Shopaza Targets Africa’s E-Commerce Gap
Payaza has launched Shopaza, a new artificial intelligence-driven e-commerce platform designed to help businesses expand beyond local markets and participate…
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African Startup Funding Remains Concentrated as Four Deals Account for Most of May 2026 Capital
The shape of African startup funding is becoming easier to identify than the monthly totals themselves. May 2026 produced 37…
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AFC Is Putting $100 Million Behind Africa’s Growing Tech Fund Market
A new pool of institutional money is being directed toward African technology investors after Africa Finance Corporation approved a commitment…
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$705 Million Flows Into African Startups With Egypt, South Africa and Kenya Still Carrying the Pace
African startups secured $705 million in funding across the first three months of 2026, marking a 26.5% increase compared to…
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A New Global Index Places Kenya Near the Top of Africa’s Innovation Economy, Though the Foundations Still Look Uneven
A new ranking has placed Kenya among the most innovation-ready economies on the continent, trailing only South Africa. On paper,…
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Mogo Kenya Taps Sh800m and Expands Its Reach Into Kenya’s Two Wheel Workforce
Mogo Kenya’s funding has entered a new phase. The company has secured Sh800m from I&M Bank and Ecobank and is…
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African Startup Funding in 2025 Hit $3.9B as Local Investors Take Control
African startup funding reached $3.9 billion across more than 500 deals in 2025. On its face, that figure restores a…
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UK–Kenya Tech Hub Launches Startup 360 Connect to Boost Angel Investing
The UK–Kenya Tech Hub, in partnership with Viktoria Ventures, Anza Village, and POV, are launching Startup 360 Connect (#S360Connect), an…
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Strategic policies needed to grow the startup ecosystem in Africa, Mozilla study
The last couple of years have been very interesting for the African startup ecosystem. 2023 specifically saw a rebalancing of…
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