Michelle Njuguna

Western Cape tech startups are invited to apply for the first cohort of the Cape Venture Bridge, a new programme run by AfricArise that aims to prepare them for international VC and market expansion.

Madica, a structured pre-seed investment programme for African startups, has secured US$6 million in additional capital from Flourish Ventures to extend its investment pilot by three years.

African startups working at the intersection of food, technology and sustainability are invited to apply for the 2026 edition of the FoodTech 500. Run by Forward Fooding and inspired by the Fortune 500, the FoodTech 500 bills itself as the world’s first definitive list of global entrepreneurial talent in the food-tech space

Entries are now open for the 2026 South African Startup Awards, which look to recognise innovative local early-stage tech startups. Run by Startup Club ZA and now in its fourth year, the awards will name winners across 11 vertical-specific categories

Tanzanian e-health startup Medikea has raised US$1.2 million in pre-seed funding as it opens two new clinics and targets a network of 10 facilities by the end of next year.

This week, the Government of Angola laid the cornerstone for the new Baía Farta University Campus – Katyavala Bwila University and ISCED – Benguela, marking an important milestone in the country’s investment in higher education infrastructure. The project is being delivered in partnership with Mitrelli

Kenyan electric mobility company Spiro has launched its first 100 electric motorcycles in Ghana, introducing its Ekon 450 M1 V3 model and battery-swapping network to the West African market.

The Her Startup initiative, a partnership between the KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation and EHA Impact Ventures, will select 10 early-stage women founders and help them build investment-ready tech businesses.

Egyptian fintech company MNT-Halan has begun trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) following a strong response to its initial public offering (IPO). Founded in 2018, MNT-Halan was created to digitally bank the unbanked and substitute cash with electronic solutions.

South African ed-tech incubator Injini has launched a new two-year programme that will support 10 early-stage South African edtech startups building solutions that create or support employment pathways for young people.

Ten African startups have been named semifinalists for the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy, and will share US$500,000 in unrestricted funding as they compete for the US$1 million grand prize.

Disrupt Africa has partnered with Kenya-based digital product and technology company Touch Inspiration to launch Disrupt Launchpad, an app development accelerator that helps non-technical founders turn their ideas into working applications and bring them to market.