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11 investors shaping Africa's startup ecosystem in 2026
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (337+ words) African angel investors signed more cheques in 2025 than in either of the two preceding years, according to the African Business Angel Network's 2025 Angel Investment Survey Report. It also reveals that Africa has more than 5, 000 angel investors and 75 active networks. The…...
FT 2026 Africa Fastest Growing Companies Ranking
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (151+ words) The Financial Times has published its fifth annual ranking of Africa's fastest-growing companies with several surprises. An Egyptian business topped the list for the first time, Kenya moved ahead of Nigeria into second place, and South Africa still led overall…...
Financial Times Ranks Africhange Among Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (96+ words) The recognition comes as Africhange's B2 B cross-border payments arm, Africhange Business, registers significant growth in CAD-to-NGN volumes in Q1 2026 " reflecting rising demand from African-owned SMEs and operators who increasingly depend on reliable, fast cross-border infrastructure to run their businesses across the…...
African Startups Are Brilliant at Getting Users. They Are Terrible at Keeping Them
1+ week, 3+ day ago (839+ words) Somewhere between the install and the first meaningful action, African startups are haemorrhaging the users they paid to acquire. The culprit is rarely a competitor or a sharper product. It is friction, institutional distrust, and an onboarding experience designed for…...
The quiet strategies behind Africa's fastest-growing AI startups
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (819+ words) For years, the African tech dream was haunted by users who couldn't download data-heavy apps, navigate complex dashboards, and pay for subscriptions in dollars. But as we enter 2026, the data is telling a different story. Gebeya's Dala reached 85, 000 users in…...
Selar to support 150 students with "10 million
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) Selar, an e-commerce platform for digital creators, is supporting 150 Nigerian students with "10 million in the third edition of its annual tuition support program. Selar is making the donation under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, the Smart Hustle Initiative. "There…...
Africa's Open Source gap is about access, not ability. Tilda Udufo is proving it.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (246+ words) During that pause, she confronted a harder truth. "I fell into that whole trap of trying to study just enough to pass the exams," she says. "If I finish from this school today, I will not be able to do…...