How Kenya's FaidiHR Is Solving Africa's Payroll Chaos While Eyeing the $10 Billion Opportunity
April 9, 2025
Kenyan startup FaidiHR is on a mission to fix one of the most persistent bottlenecks for businesses across Africa: manual payroll and HR processes. The cloud-based platform is modernising how companies manage employees, payroll, compliance…
How Kenya’s Chpter is powering AI-driven social commerce across Africa
April 8, 2025
Kenyan startup Chpter is on a mission to reinvent how small businesses across Africa sell and serve customers by turning everyday chat apps like WhatsApp and Instagram into powerful, AI-powered storefronts. Founded by Mark Kiarie,…
Applications Open for the 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize: $160,000 Up for Grabs
April 8, 2025
The 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition today in search for Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa who have launched businesses across Africa’s agrifood value chain “from seed to…
South African AI Startup NOSIBLE Raises $1M in a Pre-Seed Round
April 7, 2025
South African AI startup, NOSIBLE, has announced the close of a $1 million in pre-seed funding round led by Atlantica Ventures. The startup plans to use the funding to scale its sales operations and accelerate…
Tanzania’s Sumet Technologies Raises $1.5M Pre-Seed Funding
April 7, 2025
Sumet Technologies, a Tanzanian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) startup, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The startup will use the capital injection to improve its technology infrastructure, operational efficiency, and expand into new markets….
South Africa’s Jem HR Secures $3.3 Million in Pre-Series A Funding
April 7, 2025
Jem HR, a South African technology startup providing human resources and employee benefits services via WhatsApp, has raised $3.3 million in a pre-Series A funding round. The funding comprises equity and debt and will be used to…
Village Capital Opens Applications for Greentech Africa 2025
April 4, 2025
Village Capital launched the second iteration of Greentech Africa 2025, an investment-readiness accelerator aimed to advance 10-15 startups with innovative and sustainable solutions, contributing towards building resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change across Africa. Applications…
Egypt’s InfiniLink Secures $10M to Advance Silicon Photonics for AI-Powered Data Centers
April 4, 2025
InfiniLink, a semiconductor startup targeting AI-driven data centers, has announced the successful closure of a $10M funding round. This seed-stage investment was joined by MediaTek and Sukna Ventures, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with participation from the Egyptian…
Ivory Coast’s Djamo Secures $17M Funding to Expand Neobanking in West Africa
April 4, 2025
Djamo, a neobanking startup serving the underbanked market in Francophone West Africa, has announced the close of a $17 million funding round. This equity round is the largest ever for an Ivorian startup and surpasses…