12 most promising Africa’s AI startups and their real-world impact

Africa’s AI market is projected to grow from $4.5B to $16.5B by 2030. Meet the most promising AI startups driving change in healthcare, finance, biotech, and more.

Alaan raises $48 million to scale AI-powered spend management across the MENA region

Alaan raises $48M to scale its AI spend management platform across MENA, targeting Saudi Arabia and automating finance teams’ workflows.

Will Uber launch self-driving cars in Africa? 

Uber is betting big on autonomous vehicles, but Africa is left out of its robotaxi roadmap. Here’s why it may take much longer to arrive.

These two Nigerian developers built an AI Assistant for Writers

The journey behind this tool is as compelling as the problem it solves. Joel and Elijah’s partnership began at Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, bonded by a love for code. The early days were scrappy.

KorinAI is Africa’s answer to melodious music

KorinAI is building Africa’s future in AI music by turning lyrics into Afrobeats, making music creation cheaper, faster, and more African.

Grok 4 is here. Everything you need to know about xAI’s most ambitious AI yet

Did you use Grok 3? Find out what your options are with the new Grok 4.

“Solve boring problems,” African AI leaders say at Builders Summit

For builders in the room keen on learning about areas to focus, the advice from the panel of experts was clear: solve repetitive problems.

Why AI adoption in Nigeria isn’t just a tech problem

In the race to build Africa’s future, the biggest hurdle isn’t money or infrastructure. It’s a deeply ingrained belief that we’re better off not touching things that seem to be working.

Google I/O 2025: What Africa’s tech builders need to know

More AI tools, yes, but also a strong signal to African developers, startups, and creators that the next wave of innovation is mobile, multimodal, and deeply local.

Africa Data Centres, Gold Synergy unveil self-cooling AI rack

Africa Data Centres has installed a self-cooling rack at its CPT1 facility in partnership with Gold Synergy, marking a significant step towards energy-efficient, scalable infrastructure solutions for high-density computing across Africa.

Kenyan Logistics Startup Leta Secures $5M to Scale AI-Powered Platform

Nairobi-based logistics startup Leta has secured $5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-driven optimization platform. With backing from Speedinvest and Google’s Africa Investment Fund, Leta aims to reduce logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiency across Africa.

Airtel Nigeria launches AI-powered spam alert system to combat SMS fraud

The AI system analyses message content, sender behaviour, and scam patterns to identify suspicious SMS messages.