BD Funding Tracker 2023

Filter through our curated list of African startup deals since the start of the year 2023.

Five African AI startups to watch in 2023

These African startups are deploying artificial intelligence to solve problems in healthcare, business, and marketing.

Soyombo’s Voltron Africa invested in one startup every week of 2022. Here is our analysis

Could Olumide Soyombo's Voltron Africa have been the most prolific local VC firm on the continent for 2022? Here is a list and an analysis of all the 53 startups that Voltron invested in.

BD Insider, Letter 143: African startups raised $3.6 billion in 2022

Letter 143 examines the state of funding in Africa, the venture capital landscape in 2023 and the top tech policy that were introduced in Nigeria

Nigerian fintech startups, Kora and Kandon cleared of money laundering allegations in Kenya

Following investigations by Kenyan authorities, Nigerian fintech startups, Kora and Kandon have been cleared of money laundering allegations.

14 global VC firms investing in African startups

Out of several global venture capital firms investing in African startups, we curated a list of the 14 that are active.

Meet the 7 African startups shaping the future of B2B and B2C financial services

7 African Fintech Startups make CB Insights annual global list of 250 most promising private fintech companies

Tanzania scraps mobile money transfer fees

Three months after slashing its mobile money (MOMO) transaction levy by 43%, Tanzania has scrapped the MOMO transfer levy starting October 1, 2022.

Three years after exiting his first startup, Segun Adeyemi launches Anchor, a YC-backed BaaS fintech

Segun Adeyemi has launched a new startup, Anchor, three years after he exited Amplifypay. Anchor becomes the first BaaS company to be backed by YC.

Healthtech startup report prompts $7m initiative by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and others

The Pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide grants and commercialization support to 60 healthtech companies over two years

How the CBN’s switching license will enable AppZone

With the switching license, AppZone will further expand its transaction switching and processing services currently offered to banks and fintechs through its blockchain-based payment network, ZONE, launched in December 2021.

These edtech startups are revolutionising learning in Africa

Over 200 edtech startups are spread across Africa using diverse models to bridge the quality education gap. This listicle captures a few of the edtech startups that will have covered previously.