Startups

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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A solar powered hospital-on-wheels takes urgent care into Zimbabwe’s hinterlands

In Zimbabwe, over 60% of the population live in rural areas where access to healthcare is limited by distance, cost,…

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If you can win in Africa, Watu Credit thinks you can in Latin America

In 2015, Watu Credit co-founder Andris Kaneps physically transferred a small cash loan to a women’s group in Kenya’s coastal…

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M-KOPA turns its first-ever profit as revenue surges 66% to $416m

After over a decade of investment and expansion across Africa, M-KOPA has finally turned a profit. The Nairobi-based asset-financing startup…

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This Nigerian startup wants your DNA to rewrite global medicine

Africa makes up less than 3% of global genome sequencing, a laboratory procedure to determine the entire genetic makeup of…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Koolboks wants to be more than a freezer: Day 1-1000 of Koolboks

For most people in Sub-Saharan Africa, electricity is unstable at best, nonexistent at worst. This leads to a variety of…

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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…

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Nearly one million Nigerian retail shops are invisible to big brands; Lengo wants to fix that

In crowded Lagos neighbourhoods, small shops stocked with soft drinks, instant noodles, and toiletries are where most Nigerians shop. But…

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Clarrio.ai is betting that your data can predict your next health crisis before it strikes

Reliable health data remains scarce in many African countries, leaving doctors to make treatment decisions with only fragments of the…

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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…

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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…

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Banking on phone loans, Kenya’s Watu targets $340 million revenue in 2025

Watu, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later startup, is targeting revenues of KES 44 billion ($340 million) in 2025 as it pivots towards…

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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,…

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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…

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