TechDesk Africa https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Applications open for 5th Accelerate Africa programme VunaPay is working with over 100k farmers to prevent delayed payments Applications open for Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme 2026 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 AFC reduce African startups’ dependence on foreign investors with $100m investment Egypt’s GrowthLabs acquires Startup Gate in $660k deal 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 Spiro launches operations in Rwanda, Cameroon Impulse Biomedical accepted into US expansion programme Digital Africa launches $58m seed fund for overlooked African tech markets Insurtech startup EYST raises funding from 216 Capital 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 TechDesk Africa NeXLock; an AI-integrated security ecosystem for homes, critical infrastructure Kogi Innovation Hub Launches ‘Office Hours’ to Anchor Startup Growth Apply for Women in Tech Accelerator offering $10,000 grants 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 5 ways low-income female entrepreneurs can boost their finance Shiprazor secures $2.65M to improve e-commerce deliveries Kenyan UrbanTok launches to compete with TikTok 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 Ghana’s BoostMate is helping brands recruit youth ambassadors online Egyptian startup INVIA raises $1.2m funding Included VC launches Africa Investor Fellowship to strengthen investment ecosystem Siiqo launches business management suite for SMEs, freelancers ZeroAI Technologies is helping schools teach AI, robotics Thread $64m Botswana Tech Fund to support tech startups across Southern Africa iSchool acquires software firm to accelerate development of AI-powered education systems 12 skills every woman in tech needs to stand out Buddy Learning has built a multilingual AI tutor available on WhatsApp Nigeria launches three-year plan to upgrade Internet system Kenyan startup wants to rebuild enterprise software around AI agent Yoco partners with Apple to bring Tap to Pay on iPhone to SA