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Funding, founders, and the next big thing.
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Lagos-based Data Entry Academy topped 1,429 applicants to claim the $10,000 first prize at UNDP's pan-African edtech accelerator in Dakar.
Africa's largest telecom operator confirms Jerry Soko as permanent CEO of its Eswatini unit, reinforcing a strategy of promoting executives from within.
The British firm, chaired by a former GCHQ director, closed its Series A months after an $11M seed, as demand for sovereign-secure data tools rises across Europe.
The pan-African venture fund adds IFC, Shell Foundation, Speedinvest and others as it advances toward a $40 million target.
Startup bPOWERd is selling backup power as a subscription, betting Africans will pay for reliable electricity the way they already pay for data and mobile money.
A coalition of social mobility and venture capital names has launched Common Path to place graduates from low-income backgrounds into UK startup roles.
Fresh rounds from Vienna, Stockholm and a speech-AI player point to deep-tech investor appetite — and platforms built to scale into emerging markets.
The early backer of smartphone maker Nothing has nearly tripled its fund size and is relocating its founder to London to target Europe's repeat founders.
A brand press feature spotlights everyday acts of kindness within Nigeria's ride-hailing ecosystem, a sector increasingly central to urban mobility.
Takealot Group is positioning its profitable logistics operation as a business in its own right, courting revenue from clients beyond its own e-commerce platforms.
A wave of European LGBTQIA+ startups is tackling mental health, travel, and recruitment gaps — with models that could resonate in markets across the Africa↔Europe corridor.
