. Kenyan financial technology startup Flowt has raised $550,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered financial intelligence platform and build a $1 million loan book for climate-smart small an...
. Kenyan electric mobility startup ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million in a combination of equity and asset-backed debt to expand its electric motorcycle fleet, strengthen its battery-swapping infrastru...
. Nigerian startups attracted $364.1 million in disclosed funding in August 2026, accounting for 83.7% of all startup capital raised across Africa during the month as a handful of mega-deals pushed co...
. The Nigeria Police Force’s newly launched Vigilant App is facing questions over whether it fills a genuine gap in Nigeria’s financial-fraud response system or adds another reporting channel to an al...
. African startup founders have been urged to adopt more realistic fundraising strategies at the pre-seed stage, with Sidebrief co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Abdulwaheed Yusuf warning that am...
. Nigerian fintech Nomba has secured a $3 million debt facility from CardinalStone Finance Company Limited as it steps up efforts to build payment infrastructure connecting African businesses with mar...
. Lagos-based communications firm Chain Reactions Africa has secured third place among Africa’s leading public relations consultancies while emerging as the winner of the Large Consultancy category in...
. South Africa’s startup funding market is showing signs of recovery, but a rise in the amount of money flowing into the ecosystem is masking a persistent problem: many founders are still unable to se...
. Nigeria’s startup ecosystem is witnessing a growing shift towards debt financing as founders contend with tighter equity markets, longer fundraising cycles and increasing demands from investors. The...
. Nigerian defence-technology startup Terra Industries has appointed former Palantir and WHOOP executive Todd Stiefler as its new Director of Commercial, strengthening its leadership team as the compa...