TechDesk Africa https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Grant Master launches AI-powered grant intelligence platform Thread Apply for Women in Tech Accelerator offering $10,000 grants TechDesk Africa Kogi Innovation Hub Launches ‘Office Hours’ to Anchor Startup Growth Yoco partners with Apple to bring Tap to Pay on iPhone to SA 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 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 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 $64m Botswana Tech Fund to support tech startups across Southern Africa Fitozon is helping Sudanese consumers shop from major global retailers iSchool acquires software firm to accelerate development of AI-powered education systems 12 skills every woman in tech needs to stand out Rivia, VDL Fulfillment raise $350k funding from Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility Nigeria launches three-year plan to upgrade Internet system TikTok and ICC launch free Digital Commerce Labs programme for small businesses in Nigeria Absa Kenya projects $23.2 million a year in digital banking push Sinai.ai raises $1.45m pre-seed to build interactive AI-native books Lagos Games Week partner to launch pan-African Game Jam 15 African AI innovators join Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10 NiteonHQ is simplifying trade across emerging markets SpeedInvest launches new fund aimed at Africa, Middle East growth-stage ventures Nigerian Web3 startups raised $43 million in 2025, but growth remains early M-TIBA refunds users after shutting health savings wallet HyperDev launches AI software development platform One Universe launches services marketplace Share: open-access internet network reaches over 8m Kenyans a year after launch Credit Direct and vivo’s new financing deal Kredete partners with Visa Africa to Advance stablecoin-backed card innovation Terra Industries is building Africa’s largest drone factory in Ghana How to check your NECO 2026 result online or via SMS How PowerLabs hopes to boost human productivity through intelligent energy Join the 10th Africa Tech Summit London set for May 29 Omniverse Africa Summit 3.0 set for Lagos in May Meta to cut 8,000 jobs in May as AI reshapes global tech Wetility launches tool to allow residents to view their area’s power outage data Buddy Learning has built a multilingual AI tutor available on WhatsApp Kenyan startup wants to rebuild enterprise software around AI agent