African startups
Startups
From Driver Loans to Robotaxi Depots: Moove Raised $250M at a $2.1B Valuation
Moove, founded to finance African ride-hail drivers, raised $250M at a $2.1B valuation in a Mubadala-led round to build robotaxi depot infrastructure. Why the pivot matters for startups.
Startups
GITEX Nigeria 2026: A $1 Trillion AI Bet, 200 Investors, and a Sovereignty Pitch
GITEX Nigeria 2026 gathers 1,000+ startups and 200+ investors with $200B AUM around a $1T AI economy. What it signals for Algeria's ecosystem.
Startups
Africa’s H1 2026 Funding: Egypt Leads, Nigeria Owns Equity, and Two Sectors Take 76%
African startups raised $1.36B in H1 2026 with fintech at 41% and Spiro at 24%. Egypt led totals, Nigeria led equity — and Algeria stayed off the board.
Startups
Africa’s 18 Unicorn Candidates: M-Kopa, Spiro, and the 2026 IPO Pipeline
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa ended 2025 without minting a single new unicorn — its nine existing ones raised just $100M...
Startups
Algeria’s $1B Continental Fund: How Local Founders Can Access It
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s $1 billion African Startup and Young Innovators Financing Fund — announced in October 2025 — targets...
Startups
Digital Africa’s €50M Seed Fund: Backing Overlooked African Startup Ecosystems
⚡ Key Takeaways Digital Africa launched the €50M DASF seed fund on May 12, 2026 targeting 30 startups across 20...
AI & Automation
Looking East: Why Africa’s AI Startups Are Choosing Alibaba Over Silicon Valley
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s AI startup ecosystem doubled to 207 companies between 2022 and 2025, a 99% increase. Alibaba Cloud...
AI & Automation
Africa’s AI Map: 207 Startups, Three Hubs, and the New Builders Behind Them
Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya host 63% of Africa's 207 tracked AI startups. Where the money flows and which hubs are catching up.
Startups
African Startups Raise $597M in Q1 2026 — But Fewer Deals: What the Concentration Shift Means for Founders
⚡ Key Takeaways African startups raised approximately $597 million in Q1 2026 according to Technext, an uptick from 2025 —...
Startups
Novastar’s $147M Fund: Why Japanese Corporates Are Betting Big on Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways Novastar Ventures closed its Africa People and Planet Fund III at $147 million, backed by Japanese corporates...
