Industry Insights Africa’s Tech Revolution: 10 Key Drivers of Progress In the span of just two decades, Africa has undergone a tech revolution that is propelling it to the forefront…
AU-Startups Watchlist 12 North African Proptech Startups Transforming Property Management and Investment To Watch The real estate industry in North Africa is ripe for disruption. The region is home to a rapidly growing…
Partners Celebrating African Innovation: Introducing the Africa’s Business Heroes 2023 Top 20 Finalists Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program, dedicated…
AU-Startups Watchlist AU-Startups Watchlist: 12 AgTech Startups Redefining Agriculture and Food Distribution in North Africa Agriculture is a major economic driver in many parts of Africa. Several countries on the continent rely on…
Funding Deals The State of African Startups Funding: June 2023 Highlights June witnessed a flurry of activity in the African startup ecosystem, with several notable funding rounds making…
AU-Startups Watchlist 9 Innovative Health Tech Startups Improving Healthcare Access in North Africa The COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact by helping to unlock the limitless possibilities of technology in…
AU-Startups Watchlist AI Startups to Watch in North Africa The past couple of years have seen the global tech ecosystem scale immensely. The recent rollout of AI and…
AU-Startups Watchlist Fintech Startups Revolutionizing Banking And Financial Services in North Africa Western and Southern Africa usually dominate discussions involving fintech startup activities in Africa. That’s…
AU-Startups Watchlist 8 African Agtech Startups Driving Agricultural Transformation Agriculture in many parts of Africa is largely held back by a prevalent lack of innovative development and…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #53: Almentor Raises $10M in Pre-Series C Round, While Nigeria Launches $672M Startup Fund Last week was a busy one for the African startup ecosystem. We had eight fundraises, an acquisition, and the…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #50: Jumba Raises $4.5M Seed Round, While Planet42 Secures $100M in a Mix of Debt and Equity Last week was a little slower than previous weeks, with only five funding deals recorded. We did, however,…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #49: Smile Identity Raises $20 Million Series B Round, While 12 Early-stage Startups Get Accepted Into Accelerators Across the Ecosystem The Baobab Network and TECA accepted a combined twelve early-stage startups to their cohorts this week,…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #48: Jendaya Raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding, While Yodawy Secures $16M in the First Close of its Series B Round This week, like previous weeks, saw a lot of funding activity, with a total of nine funding rounds recorded. The…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #47: MNT-Halan Raises $400M Round, While ARM Labs Invests $1.2M into 12 African Early-stage Startups This week was a great week for the African startup ecosystem, with approximately $450 million raised in funding…
Ecosystem Insider Issue #44: Jetstream Raises $13 Million Pre-Series A Round, While Karmsolar Secures $3 Million in Debt Financing Deal We recorded a number of funding deals across the African startup ecosystem since the beginning of the year, with…