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Venture Capital

From founders to funders: 12 Y Combinator alums backing the next generation of startups

Y Combinator has helped build some of Africa's most successful startups. Now, many of its alumni are becoming investors, backing the next generation of founders across fintech, healthtech, logistics, AI, and developer tools.

AI

From ancient intelligence networks to AI surveillance: The technology of rescue

Nigeria's kidnapping crisis has renewed interest in security technology. From King David's rescue mission to AI drones, satellites, and surveillance systems, this is the history of how societies rescue captives.

Crypto

Bitcoin slumps below $68,000 following heightened bear activity

US Iran tensions and Strategy selloffs trigger heightened bear activity and Bitcoin slump

Telco

China’s Industrial Bank to support Nigeria’s telecom project targeting 20 million citizens

NUCAP aims to deploy 1,000 towers by year-end.

News

How Nigerians Can Get a Virtual Dollar Card for Global Payments

Nigerians can get a virtual dollar card with Cleva and pay seamlessly for Apple Pay, Google Pay, AI tools, subscriptions, ads, and more.

Fintech

Flutterwave boosts workforce with over 100 promotions and salary adjustments

Flutterwave has promoted over 100 employees this year and adjusted salaries to match economic realities

Startups

Neither Nigeria nor Kenya dominates Bloomberg’s 2026 African startups to watch list

Bloomberg's 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list challenges the narrative of Nigerian and Kenyan dominance. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa each placed four startups on the ranking, while companies from 10 other African countries also made the cut.

News

Anthropic files for IPO, moves fast ahead of OpenAi

Anthropic opens IPO application with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Exclusive

All you need to know about the Brass-Paystack MFB transition

This deep dive first explains the process of migration, before unpacking why it happened and revealing the broader Paystack group strategy for fintech dominance.

Funding

Spiro raises $215M to scale Africa’s largest battery-swapping network

Spiro has secured a $215 million equity round from Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure, manufacturing operations, and electric vehicle fleet across Africa.

Artificial Intelligence

Anchor allows AI agents to build on its infrastructure, following MCP server launch

Anchor's MCP launch stands out in a market that favours conservativeness over innovation.

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI prepares for a $1 trillion IPO by September

OpenAi prepares for massive $1 trillion IPO facilitated by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs

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