Justina Salami

Startup paying Egyptians for recyclable waste raises seed funding to scale collection network

Bekia has secured $765,000 in seed funding. The company plans to launch its first B2B software product, Bekia Next, in October 2026.

Kenyan court cancels Vodacom’s takeover of East Africa’s most valuable listed company

Kenya’s High Court has cancelled Vodacom’s Safaricom deal, ruling the sale of the government’s 15% stake unconstitutional.

Kenyan creator-commerce platform gets funding from German non-profit VC

HustleSasa, a Nairobi-based creator-commerce platform, has raised new funding from Impacc, a German non-profit venture capital firm.

Partech leads $13 million investment in Synapse Analytics series A funding

Synapse Analytics, an AI-powered fintech company, has secured $13 million in Series A funding led by Partech with participation from Algebra Ventures and Silicon Badia.

Kenyan startup enters administration after raising nearly $200 million

Twiga Foods' GT Flow Limited has entered administration after years of layoffs, debt, and a failed restructuring, as creditors move in.

Meet 16 Nigerians who work at NVIDIA

A list of 16 Nigerians working at NVIDIA, a global player in the artificial intelligence market.

Uber alum’s floating nuclear startup raises $50M weeks after $10M pre-seed

Kofi Asante's Bluecore Energy has raised an oversubscribed $50 million seed round to accelerate its floating nuclear power technology.

Kenya’s Arc Ride raises $33.3M to expand into South Africa

ARC Ride, an electric mobility platform, has raised $33.3 million in new financing. The company will use the money to expand its services across Africa.

How Obiageli Okafor went from footwear entrepreneur to award-winning product manager

The combination was simple: become useful, keep learning, solve increasingly valuable problems and make sure the right people know what you can do.

Ghanaian remittance startup Seevcash gets funding from Stellar

Seevcash, a remittance and peer-to-peer money transfer platform serving diaspora communities between Ghana and the United States, has raised US$333,000 in funding.

Egyptian edtech, 3C Coding School raises $3million seed round 

3C Coding School, an Egypt-based edtech startup, has secured $3 million in a seed round, its first outside institutional funding in 10 years.

NuRAN is delisting from the Canadian Securities Exchange 

NuRAN Wireless Inc. plans to voluntarily delist from the Canadian Securities Exchange on 4th September, 2026 after 10 years. It maintains it's listing on Nasdaq.