Category: Startup

Nigerian startups reportedly raised $113.7 million in June 2026, occurring against a backdrop the same reporting describes as 1,476 active startups and four unicorns in the Nigerian ecosystem (Mean.ceo, 2026a). … Read More

Africa: The Big Deal’s H1 2026 tracking shows Egypt leading continental startup funding with approximately $327 million, driven largely by EV and battery-swapping company Spiro’s single mega-round, while Nigeria’s $214 … Read More

Africa-founded fintech company Yellow Card secured $40 million in strategic equity financing in early August 2026 to expand its institutional stablecoin payments business, with investors including SC Ventures, Sony Innovation … Read More

AI Funding Tracker’s July 2026 report, citing Crunchbase data, states that global venture capital funding reached $510 billion in the first half of 2026, with AI-focused companies capturing more than … Read More