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10 stories on the African Startups desk in the last 30 days (6 this week). Latest: Solarise Africa secures $1.15M EEP Africa Grant for expansion into Uganda and Zambia. Updated 16 October 2026.
Latest raise: Solarise Africa secures $1.15M EEP Africa Grant for expansion into Uganda and Zambia →
- Solarise Africa secures $1.15M EEP Africa Grant for expansion into Uganda and Zambia ↗
16 October 2026 · raise card
- Nithio backs MAX as $29 million funding round accelerates electric mobility expansion across Africa ↗
16 October 2026 · raise card
- Kenya’s Solarise Africa awarded $1.12m grant to expand to Uganda, Zambia ↗
15 October 2026 · raise card
- Nithio backs Nigerian e-mobility platform MAX in $29 million Series B3 extension ↗
15 October 2026 · raise card
- Solarise Africa Secures €1 Million to Expand into Uganda & Zambia ↗
13 October 2026 · raise card
- World Bank Group mobilises $6.7bn in private capital for Egypt since FY2022 ↗
11 October 2026 · raise card
- Acumen invests $5M in Sun King’s Zambia business to expand off-grid solar ↗
29 September 2026 · raise card
- Tango Brook hits 150 corporate customers one year after launch ↗
27 September 2026
- Amber Electric Raises $78.5 Million To Take Battery Automation Platform To Europe ↗
21 September 2026 · raise card
- Lightrock launches $500 million clean energy fund targeting Africa, Asia firms ↗
15 May 2026