Disruptafrica

Nigerian agri-tech startup UfarmX, which leverages blockchain technology to empower rural, unbanked and underserved smallholder farmers, has facilitated over US$6.8 million in agricultural commerce across Nigeria, Senegal, and Liberia, with further expans

Kenyan e-health platform AfyaApp has launched to make personal healthcare information and access to health services more convenient, accessible and connected. AfyaApp is a project of Jamhuri OS, an African-built, next-generation mobile operating system pr

Nigerian startup SecVite is a mobile-first platform for managing events from start to finish, and the platform is already seeing strong traction. Launched last October by founder Hameed Yusuf, SecVite allows users to create an event; invite and manage gue

Nigeria's TechAble is a an inclusive digital skills and youth empowerment initiative focused on expanding access to technology, STEM education, and future-ready skills for young people in Africa, particularly those with disabilities and from underserved c

Nigerian startup Intron, a cutting-edge Africa-centric voice technology platform, has unveiled Sahara v2.5, a major leap forward for African voice AI that enables computers to understand one of the continent's most common ways of communicating - mixing la

Ventures Platform, a leading African seed-stage fund, has announced the final close of its second institutional fund - VP Pan-African Fund II (VP PAF II) - at US$84 million, exceeding its original target of US$75 million. Ventures Platform is a leading se

Kenyan startup Flowt, an AI-driven financial intelligence platform that makes Africa's climate-smart businesses investable, has closed an undisclosed pre-seed round of funding.

Nigerian startup Zoni has launched to provide the distribution layer for the internet in Africa, using Starlink as backhaul and distributing it to neighbourhoods and campuses via fixed wireless. Founded in Ibadan this year, Zoni is a prepaid WiFi-token di

Nigerian startup SalesUnbox is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) organisation that provides software services for medium-scale retail businesses. Founded by Mayowa Oladunjoye, Peace Oladunjoye, and Ayodeji Adelowo in 2024, SalesUnbox offers four primary prod

South African startup Verascient has raised ZAR19.5 million (US$1.2 million) in funding to help companies build faster and more capable teams using AI.