TechDesk Africa https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Kenyan UrbanTok launches to compete with TikTok Thread TechDesk Africa AFC reduce African startups’ dependence on foreign investors with $100m investment Blnk raises $37m debt, equity funding to deepen point of sale credit for consumers CreditChek raises $600k to expand its credit data infrastructure across East Africa SupaChat is helping businesses deploy AI agents so they never miss a lead Impulse Biomedical accepted into US expansion programme Circular fashion startup Kloset Klub raises seed funding Aions Ventures backs early-stage growth with $6.1m seed fund Tanda launched to digitise informal markets in Africa Uganda’s Burst Creators is connecting brands with local content creators Insurtech startup EYST raises funding from 216 Capital Vermariq joins FasterCapital’s EquityPilot programme for go-to-market support African payments company NALA banks $50m in credit financing Applications open for 5th Accelerate Africa programme VunaPay is working with over 100k farmers to prevent delayed payments Digital Africa launches $58m seed fund for overlooked African tech markets Yoco acquires Dyner.ai to accelerate AI-powered commerce tools for 200k independent businesses NeXLock; an AI-integrated security ecosystem for homes, critical infrastructure AJF launched to mobilise $100m philanthropic investment to boost workers’ incomes e-health startup Mia raises $920k funding to expand access to affordable dental care Egyptian prop-tech startup Byit expands into UAE Egrobots unveils AI-powered harvesting robot Applications open for 2nd MEST AI Startup Programme KoolBoks is deploying solar-powered fridges to off-grid communities in Africa Infibranches is empowering last-mile customers with clean energy, financial services Winners of Nedbank N*ovation Data and Analytics Masters Challenge announced Nigeria’s Kitovu connects smallholder farmers with processors, buyers DeDataHub; an AI-powered career intelligence platform for data, AI professionals Naked becomes world’s 1st to give final car insurance quote in ChatGPT Cauridor banks Series A funding, includes $2m from Proparco Spiro launches operations in Rwanda, Cameroon Egypt’s GrowthLabs acquires Startup Gate in $660k deal Applications open for Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme 2026 Kogi Innovation Hub Launches ‘Office Hours’ to Anchor Startup Growth Apply for Women in Tech Accelerator offering $10,000 grants 5 ways low-income female entrepreneurs can boost their finance Shiprazor secures $2.65M to improve e-commerce deliveries Buddy Learning has built a multilingual AI tutor available on WhatsApp Yoco partners with Apple to bring Tap to Pay on iPhone to SA Rivia, VDL Fulfillment raise $350k funding from Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility Fitozon is helping Sudanese consumers shop from major global retailers Ethiopian EV startup Dodai raises $13m Series A funding round African e-health startups invited to apply for pandemic resilience accelerator African/Asian frontier tech founders gain Sweden, UNICEF backing to close women’s health gaps African agrifood startups can apply for $1m THRIVE Global Impact Challenge Applications open for Standard Chartered Foundation’s Women in Tech Accelerator Female founders invited to apply for Cartier Women’s Initiative EdVentures wins “Global Investor of the Year” at Global Startup Awards 2026