Startups

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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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…

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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…

2 months 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…

2 months ago

SefRel Shop’s mission to make it a thing of pride to ‘buy Nigerian’

In 2024, Nigerians imported ₦60.59 trillion (~$40 billion) worth of goods according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Manufactured…

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Zimbabwean ChatCash enters the ‘conversational commerce’ chat

In Harare’s informal markets, business happens in social media chatboxes. A grocery vendor takes orders over WhatsApp, a carpenter closes…

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Nigeria’s Approovia takes aim at Microsoft and Oracle with locally built no-code AI stack

Approovia, a Nigerian software startup, is positioning itself as a challenger to global giants like Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce with…

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Neexa AI’s Ethan Bampeire on building a startup in Uganda

Uganda has no shortage of hackathons, accelerators, or training programmes for young entrepreneurs. What it lacks is money. “Everyone wants…

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AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split…

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Cardtonic is building a super app for everything gift cards, gadgets, and payments

In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might…

2 months ago

Signvrse is pushing for real-time sign language interpretation

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Elly Savatia was running robotics workshops across Kenya. Until a visit to a high school in…

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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…

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