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60 stories on the African Startups desk in the last 30 days (60 this week). Latest: Digital Africa Targets Africa’s Overlooked Startup Ecosystems With New €50M Seed Fund. Updated 14 May 2026.

Latest raise: Digital Africa Targets Africa’s Overlooked Startup Ecosystems With New €50M Seed Fund →

• Digital Africa Targets Africa’s Overlooked Startup Ecosystems With New €50M Seed Fund ↗

  14 May 2026 · raise card

• Restate Raises $20M Series A to Expand Durable Execution Infrastructure ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Relay Raises $36M to Expand AI-Powered Frontline Operations ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Rising Tide Africa backs used cooking oil firm Ororo Waste with $1 million ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• XFounders Bootcamp Opens Applications for AI, Fintech and Web3 Startups ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Satlyt Secures $8M Seed to Run AI on Satellites Without Building Hardware ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Volantis Raises $88M to Build New AI Inference Architecture ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Satlyt Raises $8 Million to Expand AI Computing in Space ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Kredete Acquires Gravv to Expand Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Proparco backs Kenyan agritech innovator Farm to Feed ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• MNT-Halan takes $1.4bn fintech valuation to Egyptian Stock Exchange with 20% IPO ↗

  1 October 2026 · raise card

• Copia Kenya raised $123 million and left behind assets worth $1.6 million ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Kenyan-Founded Satlyt Raises USD 8 M To Build AI Computing Software For Satellites ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• Dangote is testing the market Nigerian startups need to exit ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• MNT-Halan Raises $82 Million in Debt Ahead of Blockbuster 20% Cairo IPO ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• Africa’s startup funding market is splitting between big rounds and failed raises ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Charikaty Raises Pre-Seed Funding at €3 Million Valuation ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• SA’s Mission Mobile secures $30.1m funding to help MNOs access more customers ↗

  2 October 2026 · raise card

• OuterSignal Raises $22 Million To Revolutionize Customer Personalization With AI Agents ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Octoco Group secures equity stake in rail technology startup HisWay Labs ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Ethiopian AgTech Startup Lersha Secures $100K Heifer Prize at MIT Solve 2026 ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Acumen invests $5M in Sun King’s Zambia business to expand off-grid solar ↗

  29 September 2026 · raise card

• Outmarket AI Raises $34.5M to Expand Insurance AI Platform ↗

  28 September 2026 · raise card

• NITDA Builders Festival Opens New Funding Route for Nigerian Tech Startups ↗

  28 September 2026 · raise card

• African startup funding crosses $2 billion in 2026 ↗

  28 September 2026 · raise card

• Kenyan agritech startup Rhea secures $100K funding led by Obudu Capital ↗

  28 September 2026 · raise card

• Kenyan Insurtech Turaco Secures Investment From 3IF Ventures To Expand Affordable Insurance ↗

  27 September 2026 · raise card

• Egyptian Healthcare Startup Anees Health Raises Seed Funding To Expand Care ↗

  27 September 2026 · raise card

• Egyptian fintech startup Paymob raises $35m pre-Series C funding round ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Copia Kenya ordered into liquidation after funding drought ends rescue ↗

  30 September 2026 · raise card

• Nigerian startup GoLemon shuts down, 33 jobs affected ↗

  30 July 2026 · raise card

• Kenya’s Sevi Secures Oxano Capital Investment To Expand B2B fintech Platform ↗

  29 July 2026 · raise card

• Dwelly Raises $170M to Accelerate AI-Led Property Management ↗

  28 July 2026 · raise card

• Revoy Raises $27 Million to Turn Old Diesel Trucks Into Hybrids ↗

  31 July 2026 · raise card

• HIFI Raises $37 Million To Scale Stablecoin Payments and Tokenized Markets Infrastructure ↗

  25 September 2026 · raise card

• Five35 Ventures achieves 3.5x return on maiden exit from Complete Farmer ↗

  24 September 2026 · raise card

• What if startups became Africa’s newest venture capitalists? ↗

  24 September 2026 · raise card

• Morocco Launches USD 37 M Startup Catalytic Fund To Boost VC Funding ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Egyptian Fintech Zeal Raises USD 10 M To Expand Payment Technology Globally ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• 3IF Ventures backs embedded insurtech Turaco ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Egypt’s Paymob Raises USD 35 M To Expand Digital Payments Across MENA ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Palma.ai Secures $1.8M Pre-Seed Funding to Govern Enterprise AI Agents ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Mission Mobile secures $30.90 million investment from DNI for smartphone financing ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Anees Health raises seed funding to scale integrated in-home care model ↗

  23 September 2026 · raise card

• Spott Raises $21 Million To Build AI Operating System for Recruiters ↗

  22 September 2026 · raise card

• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Tamweely wheels in ↗

  22 September 2026 · raise card

• Egyptian Startup Anees Health Closes Seed Round to Scale Integrated Care ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Ghanaian AgTech Complete Farmer secures $2.4M IFC convertible loan amid $9.2M equity raise ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• EV startup Spiro lands additional $18M debt facility from Africa Go Green Fund ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Paymob secures $35M pre-Series C led by Mubadala and EBRD ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Ghana’s Complete Farmer Secures USD 2.4 M IFC Convertible Loan To Scale Farmer Financing ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• The Next Wave: The expensive life of Twiga Foods ↗

  20 September 2026 · raise card

• Amber Electric Raises $78.5 Million To Take Battery Automation Platform To Europe ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Egypt’s Paymob Grabs $35M to Scale its Merchant Payments Business Across the MENA Region ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Paymob raises $35 million to expand payments business across MENA ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Where did the $100k cheques go? Inside the exit drought paralysing early-stage African tech ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• SA’s Investment Firm DNI Takes R500M Bet On Mobile Tech Firm Mission Mobile ↗

  21 September 2026 · raise card

• Chimoney’s Exit Will Force Startups to Rethink Dependence on Payment APIs ↗

  14 May 2026 · raise card

• Nigerian-founded fintech Chimoney shuts down amid African startup funding squeeze ↗

  14 May 2026 · raise card

• Why African Startups Are Borrowing More Instead of Raising Equity ↗

  5 August 2026 · raise card