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Gebeya and VukaOS Forge Strategic Alliance to Redefine African Startup Creation
Gebeya Inc., the pan-African AI technology company behind Dala Studio, and PROFF-IT Investment Group (Pty) Ltd., trading as VukaOS, today announced a strategic alliance to transform how African startups are conceived, built, and scaled. The partnership integrates VukaOS, an AI-driven…
TripDesk Hits $2.3M in 120 Days, Achieves Profitability in Second Month
TripDesk, the AI-powered enterprise travel platform, has already crossed $2.3 million in revenue within just 120 days of its public launch, according to its founder, Mark Essien. The startup also reached profitability by its second month of operation—a rare feat…
South African Fintech Startup Launches Instant Cashless Payments Platform for Tipped Workers
With cash becoming less common, workers such as petrol attendants, car guards, waiters, baristas, and caddies are finding themselves increasingly left out of everyday transactions. Tappy has launched a low-cost digital payments platform that allows tipped workers to receive instant…
South African Crypto Startup Raises $2M to Scale Stablecoin Adoption in Africa
Ezeebit, a stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company regulated by the FSCA, has just secured $2.05 million in a seed funding round to expand its payment network across Africa. Founded by 3 brothers, Daniel, David, and Jonathan Katz, the company…
Mauritian Fintech Startup Wins the MEST Africa Challenge 2025
Black Swan, a Mauritius-based FinTech startup, has been named the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, following a high-energy Grand Finale at Innovation City, Cape Town. Led by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) and powered…
E-Commerce Giant Partners with Lagos-Based Startup to Boost Deliveries Across Nigeria
A major development just hit Nigeria’s e-commerce and logistics space. Retail giant Temu has entered into a delivery partnership with Lagos-based logistics startup Dellyman. Since its launch in 2020, Dellyman has become one of Nigeria’s go-to platforms for same-day and…
Meta and Partners Announce Completion of Core 2Africa Subsea Cable System
A major milestone in global connectivity just quietly happened, and its impact on Africa’s digital future is massive. Meta, in partnership with Bayobab (MTN Group), Orange, center3, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group, and WIOCC (telecommunications companies), announced the completion and activation…
Meta & Data Science Africa Announce Winners of the Llama Impact Grant in Sub-Saharan Africa
Meta, in partnership with Data Science Africa, announced the winners of the Llama Impact Grant for Startups and Researchers at the UN General Assembly’s Unstoppable Africa 2025 event. The Llama Impact Grant, launched in October 2023 as a global program,…
Robert Gwerengwe Takes Over as WesBank CEO
WesBank is pleased to announce that Robert Gwerengwe, the current CEO of Direct Axis & FNB’s Personal Sub Segment cluster, will take over as WesBank CEO, effective today, 1 September. Gwerengwe succeeds Ghana Msibi, who has been appointed as FNB…
R58 Million Partnership Set to Power South Africa’s Next Tech Giants
High-potential tech startups supported by Telkom FutureMakers and Aions Creative Technology are gaining the operational support, strategic insight and hands-on mentoring needed to move beyond survival mode and into scalable, investable growth. “This partnership is about cultivating a new generation…
DisrupTech Ventures Makes First Sub-Saharan Investment in Nigeria’s Winich Farms
DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s early-stage fintech funds, has announced its first pan-African investment in Nigerian startup Winich Farms, a fast-growing Agri-Tech that is transforming access to markets and credit for smallholder farmers across Nigeria. Lagos-based Winich is addressing the…
HP Selects Nigeria Cohort for 2025 Digital Equity Accelerator
Today, HP Inc. and the HP Foundation announced the selection of 8 nonprofit organizations in Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Spain for the 2025 Digital Equity Accelerator (Accelerator). The Accelerator will provide the 2025 cohort with a USD $100,000 grant, HP…
How small businesses can leverage generative AI without losing their touch of humanity
South Africa is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), with adoption rates surpassing those of many developed nations. Recent data indicates that over 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI, outpacing countries like France, the United Kingdom, and the…
AfriLabs Receives $150,000 Boost from Airbnb Community Fund
AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of innovation and technology hubs, has received a significant financial boost with a $150,000 donation from the Airbnb Community Fund. The contribution underscores a shared commitment to supporting initiatives that foster innovation, empower communities, and…
Paymentology & Sticitt Launch Mastercard Debit Solution
Paymentology announced its strategic partnership with South African fintech startup Sticitt to revolutionize how schools handle finances and how children establish healthy money habits from a young age. We’re proud to announce our partnership with @sticcit Together we are building a…
Google DeepMind Enters Strategic Alliance with Apptronik
Google DeepMind has formed a strategic relationship with Apptronik, a startup in AI-powered humanoid robotics, to take a huge step forward in the future of robotics. Apptronik, best known for its humanoid robot Apollo, has built a solid reputation for…
