Startups

“Africa doesn’t have a talent problem, it has a discovery problem” – Day 1-1000 of ProDevs

William Nwogbo still remembers the phone call. One of the talents ProDevs had placed with a foreign company, a developer…

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7 African startups powering sales, sports, support, and settlements

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

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7 startups providing solutions for skin, sexual wellness, sales, and sustainability

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

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The empathetic debt collector: Day 1-1000 of DebtRecuva

When people think about debt recovery and debt collection in the Nigerian context, the image that comes to mind is…

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After hiring Raise’s founder, Carta sets out to fix Africa’s private capital infrastructure

Carta, the global startup that provides software for managing equity ownership, valuations, and fund administration, is building localised products for…

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Flutterwave adopts Polygon blockchain to power stablecoin cross-border payments

Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure company, is betting on stablecoins to make cross-border transactions faster and cheaper through a multi-year…

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Antler’s new Lagos cohort features TC Battlefield startups

Antler, a global investment network that focuses on early-stage investments, officially kicked off its latest Lagos cohort on October 20.…

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When the doctor won’t listen to you, MyDébboApp bets it will

She asked me to give her a symptom, something ordinary and real. I mentioned a small issue that had lingered…

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Sun King sets up first African factory in Kenya in local solar manufacturing push

Sun King, an off-grid solar company with operations across sub-Saharan Africa, has opened its first large-scale manufacturing plant in Kenya’s…

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The anti-loan shark: How Hadi Finance is rebranding SME lending

Nigeria’s informal economy accounts for an estimated 58% of its GDP; however, businesses within the informal sector face challenges when…

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This YC-backed startup wants to be the control centre for African business finance

Managing business finances in Africa typically involves using scattered tools: accounting and budgeting softwares, banking and payroll apps, multiple Excel…

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Nigeria’s EyeGuide uses LiDAR to help blind people navigate independently

In Lagos, where uneven sidewalks and chaotic traffic turn every commute into an obstacle course, getting around can test anyone’s…

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Startups On Our Radar: TC Battlefield edition

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

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The chips in your phone may have been designed in Nigeria

Inside an unassuming building in Lagos’ Opebi district, a group of young engineers are hunched over computer screens, filled with…

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Kenyan court orders Twiga Foods to pay ex-employee $7,800 for unfair dismissal

Twiga Foods, a Kenyan B2B startup, has been ordered to pay a former sales representative over KES 1 million ($7,800)…

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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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