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19/05/2026

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19/05/2026

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced an investment of $100 million in Africa-focused technology funds. The corporation disclosed this in a statement.

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced an investment of $100 million in Africa-focused technology funds. The corporation disclosed this in a statement. According to the statement, the corporation is looking to increase local institutional participation in Africa’s venture funding ecosy...

19/05/2026

South African startup Impulse Biomedical has been accepted into the Maryland Global Gateway Soft Landing Programme, marking its expansion into the US market.

South African startup Impulse Biomedical has been accepted into the Maryland Global Gateway Soft Landing Programme, marking its expansion into the US market. Founded by engineering entrepreneurs Giancarlo Beukes and Gokul Nair, Impulse Biomedical is the force behind breakthrough devices that are res...

19/05/2026

The French government-backed Digital Africa has launched a EUR50 million (US$57 million) seed fund that targets 20 underserved countries in a bid to institutionalise early-stage capital in markets outside the continent’s traditional tech hubs.

The French government-backed Digital Africa has launched a EUR50 million (US$57 million) seed fund that targets 20 underserved countries in a bid to institutionalise early-stage capital in markets outside the continent’s traditional tech hubs. Digital Africa, backed by Proparco, the private sector...

19/05/2026

Tunisian insurtech startup EYST has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from 216 Capital to support its product development and international expansion.

Tunisian insurtech startup EYST has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from 216 Capital to support its product development and international expansion. Founded in 2022, EYST has developed a SaaS platform enabling insurers to modernise claims settlement through the issuance of virtual bank cards...

19/05/2026

Nigerian startup DeDataHub is an AI-powered career intelligence platform for data and AI professionals — built specifically for people who don’t have the technical skills, or people that have the technical skills but keep losing to the job market anyway.

Nigerian startup DeDataHub is an AI-powered career intelligence platform for data and AI professionals — built specifically for people who don’t have the technical skills, or people that have the technical skills but keep losing to the job market anyway. Founded in 2024, DeDataHub stems from the...

19/05/2026

South African insurtech startup Naked has become the first platform in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote.

South African insurtech startup Naked has become the first platform in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. Launched in 2018 by actuaries Alex Thomson, Sumarie Greybe, and Ernest North, Naked has built an end-to-e...

19/05/2026

Ivorian fintech startup Cauridor, which is utilising a hybrid approach to payments that blends digital infrastructure with cash networks, has raised a Series A round of funding that includes a US$2 million investment from French development finance institution Proparco.

Ivorian fintech startup Cauridor, which is utilising a hybrid approach to payments that blends digital infrastructure with cash networks, has raised a Series A round of funding that includes a US$2 million investment from French development finance institution Proparco. Founded in 2022, Cauridor is....

19/05/2026

Nigerian startup NeXLock is an AI-integrated security technology company building a unified defense ecosystem for homes, estates, and critical infrastructure.

Nigerian startup NeXLock is an AI-integrated security technology company building a unified defense ecosystem for homes, estates, and critical infrastructure. Founded last year by Ali Khaleel Hassan and Abdallah Sani Yandaki, both of whom are still students in their teens, NeXLock has developed an a...

15/05/2026

South African ed-tech startup Buddy Learning is making high-quality academic support accessible and affordable to every learner via BuddyAI, a multilingual AI tutor available on WhatsApp.

South African ed-tech startup Buddy Learning is making high-quality academic support accessible and affordable to every learner via BuddyAI, a multilingual AI tutor available on WhatsApp. Founded in 2022, Buddy Learning has a simple aim – to create opportunities through education. CEO and co-found...