Startups
South Africa’s Happy Pay Raises $5 Million to Expand Across Africa
Happy Pay has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by global venture capital firm Partech, as it looks to expand its ad-subsidised buy now, pay later...
Startups
Ajim Capital Targets $20 Million Fund to Back Early-Stage African Startups
Ajim Capital is raising a $20 million second fund to invest in early-stage startups across Africa, as venture firms look to fill a persistent funding gap at the pre-seed...
Startups
South Africa’s Happy Pay Raises $5 Million to Expand Across Africa
Happy Pay has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by global venture capital firm Partech, as it looks to expand its ad-subsidised buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments...
Apps
Co-operative Bank, UNCDF Launch $1.8M Kenya Digital Lending Guarantee
Co-operative Bank of Kenya and the United Nations Capital Development Fund have launched a KES 233.1 million ($1.8 million) risk-sharing facility to expand lending...
Business
Bolt Faces Backlash in Kenya Over $3,000 Earnings Claims & Driver Welfare Concerns
Ride-hailing firm Bolt is facing backlash in Kenya following a promotional survey by research firm Ipsos suggesting that some drivers can earn up to...
AI
Samsung Unveils Next-gen AI Chips, Deepens NVIDIA Partnership at GTC 2026
Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled its latest artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor technologies, including its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), at NVIDIA GTC 2026, as it...
Tech
Mobile Numbers Function as Digital Identity, Kenya’s High Court Rules
The High Court of Kenya has issued a judgment in a constitutional petition challenging the reassignment of inactive mobile phone numbers, in a case...
Guides
The Era of Hyper-Connectivity: How AI Is Turning the Smartphone Into the Brain of the Modern Home
The modern home is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. What was once a passive physical space is evolving into an intelligent environment that...
Guides
How Georgia Became the Tech Hub of the Caucasus
Source: Pexels
Nestled on the Black Sea Coast, sandwiched between Eastern Europe and Asia, and with Russia to the north, is Georgia. This country of just...
South Africa’s Happy Pay Raises $5 Million to Expand Across Africa
Happy Pay has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by global venture capital firm Partech, as it looks to expand its...
Ajim Capital Targets $20 Million Fund to Back Early-Stage African Startups
Ajim Capital is raising a $20 million second fund to invest in early-stage startups across Africa, as venture firms look to fill a persistent...
Moniepoint Acquires Orda Africa to Expand Restaurant-focused Fintech Offering
Nigerian fintech firm Moniepoint Inc. has acquired restaurant management platform Orda Africa in a move aimed at strengthening its position in Africa’s fast-growing food...
Uber, Bolt Drivers in Nigeria’s Edo State to Strike Over Earnings Dispute
Drivers working with ride-hailing platforms Uber and Bolt in Nigeria’s Edo State will begin a seven-day strike on March 26, protesting what they describe...
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of 3,200 Entrepreneurs Across Africa
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has announced its 2026 cohort of entrepreneurs, selecting 3,200 young business owners from 54 African countries under its $16 million...
South Africa’s Happy Pay Raises $5 Million to Expand Across Africa
Happy Pay has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by global venture capital firm Partech, as it looks to expand its ad-subsidised buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments network across Africa.
The round also included participation from Futuregrowth Asset Management, 4Di Capital,...
Startups
Ajim Capital Targets $20 Million Fund to Back Early-Stage African Startups
Ajim Capital is raising a $20 million second fund to invest in early-stage startups across Africa, as venture firms look to fill a persistent funding gap at the pre-seed...
Fintech
Standard Bank and AWIF Inject KES 92.2 Million into Female-led Investment Firms
Standard Bank, has reached a significant milestone in its mission to transform the continent's financial landscape.
As the lead sponsor of the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), the bank has...
