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…
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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…
GITEX Africa: A Memorable Conclusion to the Inaugural Conference in Marrakech
The inaugural edition of GITEX Africa, held in Marrakech, Morocco from May 31 to June 2, 2023, concluded with…
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…
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…
GITEX – the world’s largest tech and start-up show comes to Africa
Marrakech, Morocco: The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out GITEX…
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…
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…
Issue #51: YMO Raises €3M Seed Round, While KoolSkools Secures $960k Investment
Last week, we recorded four funding rounds, with Francophone Africa taking the spotlight. Startups from Morocco,…
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,…
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…
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…
AU-Startups Founder of the Month: Sophia Alj
Sophia Alj is the co-founder and COO of Chari, a B2B e-commerce/fintech startup in Morocco that digitizes the…