Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare...

New research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows that African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity help establish the continent as a tech superpower.

The inaugural Global Startup Africa Summit hosted by Wesgro, SA Tourism and the Cape Town International Convention Centre went in search of the key to unlock African innovation on Tuesday 14 June 2022.

Startups have seen better years. Last year, for example. We’ve worked to highlight bits of good news where possible (signs of resilient software revenue growth, indications that valuations can partially recover and that a good number of startups have oodles...

The e-commerce market in Egypt is expected to grow 30% to $7.5 billion this year, spurred by a growing number of younger shoppers and rising incomes.

Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has launched the Circular Plastic Economy Innovation Hub (CPIEHub) in an effort to foster the culture of innovation, in universities, in the circular plastic economy sector.

Moroccan retail-tech startup WafR, which helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers, has closed a seed round worth US$1.075 million as it bids to expand its operations and grow its team.

Egyptian startup DXwand, an omnichannel conversational AI and digital assistant tool, has closed a pre-Series A funding round of US$1 million to expand across the region and accelerate its AI research.

Nigerian startup Losode is an online marketplace that connects consumers with fashion businesses, empowering entrepreneurs with business growth tools that make it easier for them to scale their businesses and maximise sale opportunities.

Nigerian fintech startup Klasha announced today (June 7) that it has received a $2.1 million investment as part of a seed round that started last year.