Africa

Day 1-1000: How Bunce walked a trust desert to catalyse adoption

Bunce describes itself as a data-driven engagement platform. But for its founders, the real journey wasn’t just about building software;…

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7 African startups transforming health records, human resource, and home care

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured seven…

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After losing a $50,000 Upwork contract, this Nigerian founder built a startup to fix global hiring bias

The systemic bias in global hiring did not dawn on Obinna Umeh until he’d lost 17 freelance contracts on Upwork…

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What do African investors really look for in a pitch deck in 2025?

These investors’ portfolios span an array of industries—from fintech, climate tech, gender-led, clean energy, food systems, cities, and creative Economy,…

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7 African startups transforming learning, labour, lifestyles, and local trade

7 African startups reinventing healthcare, employee management, e-commerce, and education Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges…

2 weeks ago

Mali’s OKO raises fresh capital to protect Africa’s farmers from climate shocks

OKO, a Malian climate and agritech startup that provides climate insurance for African farmers, has raised an undisclosed funding round…

3 weeks ago

Neibar, the app fostering gifting of pre-owned items in African communities

In many parts of Africa, where hand-me-downs and second-hand markets dominate the cyclic ownership of goods, people still discard items…

3 weeks ago

7 African startups powering credit, crypto, creators, and capital

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7…

3 weeks ago

Google taps Nigeria’s Infinity Health Africa for first AI for GovTech accelerator

Infinity Health Africa, a Nigerian regulatory technology and market access company, has been selected for the inaugural Google for Startups…

4 weeks ago

Kenya’s Ilara Health cuts staff as funding crunch forces restructuring

Ilara Health, a Kenya-based healthtech company that helps primary care clinics deliver better healthcare, is restructuring its operations and laying…

4 weeks ago

Why Fincra is teaming up with Reap to speed up Africa–Asia transactions

Fincra, a payments infrastructure provider for businesses in and beyond Africa, has partnered with Reap, a global stablecoin-enabled infrastructure provider,…

4 weeks ago

7 African startups reimagining fintech, freight, and forex trading

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 5…

1 month ago

AgoraVisa believes not enough African top talent is immigrating

Each year, the U.S. issues approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas, mostly for professionals and entrepreneurs who can build companies, advance…

1 month ago

For immigrants, this fintech makes credit history as portable as a passport

When Wale Akanbi, a former CTO and co-founder of Aella, a Nigerian financial and credit solutions provider, relocated to the…

1 month ago

Correction: 5 startups rethinking money, mobility, music, and more

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7…

1 month ago

5 startups rethinking money, mobility, music, and more

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured 7…

1 month ago

Alami Capital’s LaunchPad targets funding gap for African women-led startups

Alami Capital, an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with capital and delivers projects, has unveiled The LaunchPad, a venture-building platform…

1 month ago

Using AI, these 5 African startups make assistive tech more accessible

Assistive technology in Africa has long been expensive, hard to maintain, and poorly suited to local needs. Screen readers can…

2 months ago

“Culture isn’t what you say, it’s what you allow”: Day 1-1000 of Haul247

Sehinde Afolayan, founder of logistics platform Haul247, was one of the first founders I interviewed as a journalist for TechCabal.…

2 months ago

Duniya Healthcare is digitising medicine supply chains to reach Zambia’s most remote clinics

In a remote part of Zambia, a heavily pregnant 17-year-old named Chipego arrived at a Catholic-run clinic in Monze District,…

3 months ago