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Africa Tech News
Gen Z-founded Terra Industries extends seed round to $52M, opens London office
Terra Industries has added $18 million to its seed round, pushing the total raised at the seed stage…
August 17, 2026
Ripple bets on Flutterwave at $3.2B to bring stablecoin rails to African payments
Flutterwave, the African payments company that has processed more than $50 billion in transactions, is overhauling its underlying…
June 17, 2026
Lightrock’s cash for climate hits $2B with final close of $500M fund for clean energy in emerging markets
Lightrock has reached final close on a $500 million energy access fund, bringing its total assets to $5.8…
May 15, 2026
Airtel Africa plans a London IPO for its mobile money unit, aiming for $2B raise at a $10B valuation: report
Airtel Africa is considering a London IPO of its mobile money unit to raise between $1.5 billion and…
April 29, 2026
Orca Fraud raises $2.35M to protect mobile payments across 70 emerging markets
Africa’s digital payments scene is booming, but with that growth comes a wave of fraud risks that Western…
March 9, 2026
Exclusive: London-founded GoCab raises $45M to offer vehicle loans to gig workers in Africa
The rise of ride-hailing and delivery services in Africa has created millions of gig jobs, but many drivers…
February 3, 2026
London-based Lightrock invests $40M in Sun King’s off-grid solar growth
Sun King, an off-grid solar energy provider, has secured $40 million in equity financing from London-headquartered Lightrock, to…
December 12, 2025
Fintech unicorn Moniepoint grabs $200M to expand across Africa and Europe
Many small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa, especially in Nigeria, lack affordable and reliable financial services. Traditional…
October 21, 2025
Grey awards $9500 to women entrepreneurs from Brazil and Nigeria through UpGreyed Her 2025
Second edition of the annual program scales beyond Africa, receives nearly 2,000 applications from women founders across multiple…
May 28, 2025