Zambia’s CherryPick is an agro-processing company that is helping to build more resilient, inclusive and adaptable food systems while encouraging healthier eating habits, one healthy snack at a time.

South African ed-tech startup Halo Sim Labs has developed a simulation-based emotional intelligence and preventative mental health education platform that places learners inside realistic social ...

Nigerian startup Proc360 is helping African wholesalers buy stock directly from China without the risk of fraud - verifying suppliers, holding payments in escrow, inspecting goods before they ship, ...

Kenyan energy leasing company Solarise Africa has been awarded EUR1 million (US$1.12 million) in grant funding from the Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) to take its solar ...

South African startup KhayaHR is building an AI-first workforce platform for the country's frontline economy, and has already signed up more than 12,000 workers since launching in May.

Kenyan cross-border payments startup GTXN has been acquired by UK-based digital asset platform Luno. Founded in 2022, GTXN provides collection and payout infrastructure across corridors linking ...

African technologists and entrepreneurs are applying blockchain in innovative ways, creating a new financial infrastructure for the continent with wide-ranging benefits, including for the humanitarian ...

UK-based clean energy firm Octopus Energy has opened applications for the second edition of its Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Award, which offers grant funding, mentorship and support to early-stage ...

Endeavor Catalyst, the venture capital arm of global entrepreneur network Endeavor, has closed its oversubscribed Fund V at US$320 million, taking its total assets under management past US$850 million ...

Fifteen startups have been selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three-month programme designed to support growth-stage, AI-driven startups with equity-free funding, ...

Washington-based impact incubator Halcyon has opened applications for its Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Programme, which will offer selected early-stage startups an equity-free ...