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- Founder update · 17 Oct 2026
Startup Signal Launches Today
The very first post on Startup Signal, by Startup Signal. Hope this platform is able to help lots of startups/projects get visibility, and hopefully, this is the first of a million posts
Startup Signal → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Yoco's smartphone POS transforms African payments - LinkedIn (opens in new tab)
With Yoco's latest move to turn a smartphone into a Point of Sale, we're seeing a powerful shift: lowering barriers for small businesses to accept digital ...
Yoco → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
South Africa's fintech Yoco has made its first major acquisition, buying AI ... (opens in new tab)
co has made its first major acquisition, buying AI platform Dyner AI in a move that signals a sharper push into artificial ...
Yoco → - techpoint.africa · 16 Oct 2026
South Africa's Yoco expands beyond payments with AI deal (opens in new tab)
South Africa’s Yoco expands beyond payments with AI deal Yoco - He lost two startups. Now he’s back with CloutEye SA’s Yoco expands beyond payments with AI deal Yoco Yoco, the fintech company known for its card machines and payment solutions, has made its first major acquisition, buying local A
Yoco → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
Tip, tap, top of the morning to ya Yoco has acquired Dyner, a South ... (opens in new tab)
Yoco has acquired Dyner, a South African startup building AI-powered tools for restaurants and small businesses. The deal shows Yoco is moving beyond payments, ...
Yoco → - liners.com · 16 Oct 2026
Yoco Grows From Card Machines to 200000 SME Platform - Liners (opens in new tab)
Yoco started with card machines in South Africa, then expanded into a broader payments and commerce platform now serving 200000 small businesses.
Yoco → - dabafinance.com · 16 Oct 2026
South Africa's Yoco Acquires Dyner to Expand AI Tools for SMEs (opens in new tab)
South African fintech Yoco has acquired Dyner.ai, an AI-powered software platform for restaurants and independent businesses, as it expands beyond payments ...
Yoco → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Inside Yoco's $16m push to become South Africa's small-business ... (opens in new tab)
From a simple idea to a giant force, YOCO has: ✓ Helped thousands of small businesses get paid on the spot ✓ Processed over R5 BILLION in transactions ✓ ...
Yoco → - saasrise.com · 16 Oct 2026
Yoco makes its first major acquisition of AI startup Dyner.AI - SaasRise (opens in new tab)
Yoco announced on June 22, 2026 that it has acquired South African AI startup Dyner.AI, its first major acquisition, with terms undisclosed.
Yoco → - youtube.com · 16 Oct 2026
25 African Startups to Watch; Fintech Unicorn Moniepoint in Focus (opens in new tab)
On this edition of Next Africa, we bring you Bloomberg's 2026 African startups ... news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more ...
Wave → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
After dominating Africa's digital payments space, Flutterwave is ... (opens in new tab)
Nigerian fintech giant @theflutterwave has announced a strategic investment from CircleVenture, the venture capital arm of Circle Internet Group, to accelerate ...
Wave → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Wave Mobile Money Revolutionizes African Fintech with Low Fees and ... (opens in new tab)
Revolutionizes African Fintech with Low Fees and AI-Powered Interface. Wave was co-founded by Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk, two Brown University alumni. ...
Wave → - techinafrica.com · 16 Oct 2026
Wave Mobile Becomes a Bank with Launch of WAVE BANK AFRICA S.A (opens in new tab)
“WAVE BANK AFRICA S.A” was officially established on August 4, 2025, and registered on August 22. The new entity operates as a public limited company
Wave → - panafricanvisions.com · 16 Oct 2026
How Wave Built a 23 Million-User Fintech Empire in Africa (opens in new tab)
Wave Mobile Money has evolved from a startup tackling high transaction costs into one of Africa's most consequential fintech platforms,
Wave → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
African fintech startup momentum continues to attract ... - Instagram (opens in new tab)
omentum continues to attract investor attention. Hyro Exchange is seeking international investors following a successful seed ...
Wave → - startupintros.com · 16 Oct 2026
Wave Mobile Money: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros (opens in new tab)
Wave Mobile Money has raised $403.4M across 13 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $90.4M Wave - Debt in July 2022.
Wave → - semafor.com · 16 Oct 2026
African fintech players seek new growth paths - Semafor (opens in new tab)
Wave, a Senegal-headquartered mobile money unicorn, is exploring partnerships with banks in West Africa that would enable it to offer loans.
Wave → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Foods: A Cautionary Tale for Emerging Market Startups (opens in new tab)
Twiga Foods' Administration. Twiga failed because it couldn't turn a profit. Its capital structure may not have have a near-term funding window. African ...
Twiga Foods → - agfundernews.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga's demise underscores the need for new financing models in African ... (opens in new tab)
Twiga’s administration does not signal the death of B2B food distribution in East Africa, but a changing of the guard. Image credit: Twiga The recent news of sent shockwaves through African tech, marking a dramatic conclusion for one of the continent’s most visible ventures—and perhaps for a sp
Twiga Foods → - dealroom.co · 16 Oct 2026
Kenya's Twiga Foods enters administration after $35M lifeline fails (opens in new tab)
›Kenya's Twiga Foods enters administration after $35M lifelin… , the Kenyan agri-tech startup that raised $185.4 million over its lifetime, has fallen into administration. The backstory: Peter Njonjo and Grant Brooke founded Twiga in 2014 to fix Kenya's fragmented fresh-produce supply chain, using a
Twiga Foods → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Foods, one of Kenya's most heavily funded startups, has ... (opens in new tab)
's most heavily funded startups, has entered administration after years of financial pressure and attempts to restructure its business.
Twiga Foods → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Foods, one of Kenya's most heavily funded startups, has ... (opens in new tab)
's most heavily funded startups, has entered administration after years of financial pressure and attempts to restructure its business.
Twiga Foods → - startupintros.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Ventures: Funding, Team & Investors | Startup Intros (opens in new tab)
Twiga Foods operates a mobile-based business-to-business marketplace, streamlining Africa's agricultural supply chain. Twiga Foods is a Kenya-based B2B e- ...
Twiga Foods → - kenyanwallstreet.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Foods, Another star startup goes bust! | The Kenyan Wallstreet (opens in new tab)
Twiga Foods was once held up as one of Kenya's great startup bets, raising tens of millions of dollars to use technology to reorganise how food moved from ...
Twiga Foods → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
Twiga Foods was once one of Africa's most celebrated startups, raising ... (opens in new tab)
From $110M in funding to administration. Kenyan agritech startup Twiga Foods has entered administration after years of financial pressure, layoffs and ...
Twiga Foods → - tracxn.com · 16 Oct 2026
Swvl - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn (opens in new tab)
Swvl has raised a total funding of $100M over 11 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 17, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Aug ...
Swvl → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
Egypt-born mobility technology company Swvl has secured $13 ... (opens in new tab)
Swvl has raised $13 million in a PIPE led by Coefficient, backed by the Sawiris family. The deal offers a window into a tougher MENA funding environment—where ...
Swvl → - dealroom.co · 16 Oct 2026
Swvl raises $13M private placement led by Houston's Coefficient (opens in new tab)
Swvl Holdings has entered a definitive securities purchase agreement for a $13 million private placement, the Nasdaq-listed mass-transit company said.
Swvl → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Startup Rise - Asia News' Post - LinkedIn (opens in new tab)
Swvl, a technology company that provides mobility solutions for businesses and governments, has announced a US$13 million private investment.
Swvl → - africa.businessinsider.com · 16 Oct 2026
Egypt's Sawiris family leads $14.5 million bet on Swvl as transport ... (opens in new tab)
Egyptian-founded transport technology company Swvl is raising approximately $14.5 million from investors, including a US firm backed by the Sawiris family.
Swvl → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
Swvl promised to fix Africa's commute. Affordable. Predictable. Dignified. It ... (opens in new tab)
Swvl reported strong financial and operational growth in H1 2026, with ... #startups #africa #funding #nigeria #fintech · View 1 comment · crazylifeoftjay.
Swvl → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Egypt's Sawiris family is backing Swvl's US expansion through a ... (opens in new tab)
Verified account Egypt’s Sawiris family is backing Swvl’s US expansion through a $14.5 million investment in the transport technology company. Coefficient, backed by the Sawiris family, will invest $10 million and become Swvl’s largest institutional shareholder. Swvl plans to use the funds to exp
Swvl → - fwdstart.me · 16 Oct 2026
Swvl secures $13M investment led by Sawiris-backed Coefficient as it ... (opens in new tab)
ent led by Sawiris-backed Coefficient as it targets US expansion The financing will support the company’s US expansion and comes four months after it resolved its latest Nasdaq listing deficiency. calendar-blank Aug 25, 2026 clock 2 min read 👉 Independent reporting on the
Swvl → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Moniepoint Reaches $1B Valuation After $250M Series C Funding (opens in new tab)
Nigerian fintech Moniepoint Group has reached unicorn status, crossing a $1 billion valuation after securing $250 million in Series C funding, finalised in ...
Moniepoint → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Moniepoint CEO Felix Ike tells Jennifer Zabasajja more unicorns ... (opens in new tab)
Naija nofit carry last Nigerian startup, MoniePoint now has a market value of $1 billion, making it Africa's newest unicorn. It raised $110 million in a ...
Moniepoint → - bloomberg.com · 16 Oct 2026
Visa-Backed Fintech Moniepoint Raises Additional $90 Million (opens in new tab)
Visa Inc.-backed fintech Moniepoint has raised an additional $90 million in investment to accelerate the startup's African expansion plans, ...
Moniepoint → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Before Moniepoint became a unicorn, securing capital was one of its ... (opens in new tab)
In an interview with Nidacity, Moniepoint CEO, Tosin Eniolorunda revealed that Moniepoint secured its first major funding from Jim Ovia, who invested $5.5 ...
Moniepoint → - reuters.com · 16 Oct 2026
Nigerian fintech gaint Moniepoint raises $200 million to ... - Reuters (opens in new tab)
LAGOS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Nigerian fintech firm Moniepoint Inc. said on Tuesday it had raised more than $200 million in a funding round led by Development Partners International, as it seeks to expand its digital financial services across Africa and beyond. The Series C financing, which also include
Moniepoint → - moniepoint.com · 16 Oct 2026
Moniepoint Announces Successful Completion Of Us$200 Million ... (opens in new tab)
essful completion of US$200 million Series C round to power financial inclusion by - Landmark funding round – led by Development Partners International and joined by LeapFrog Investments – highlights and accelerates Moniepoint’s momentum London, UK: 21 October 2025 – Monie
Moniepoint → - startupintros.com · 16 Oct 2026
Moniepoint: Funding, Team & Investors - Startup Intros (opens in new tab)
Moniepoint has raised $408.6M across 7 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $200.0M Series C in October 2025. Raised. $408.6M. 7 funding rounds.
Moniepoint → - techinafrica.com · 16 Oct 2026
Moniepoint Hits Unicorn Status with Massive $250M Series C (opens in new tab)
Moniepoint has taken a major step forward with its $250M Series C funding round, finalized in October 2025. This funding came in two phases: an initial $110M ...
Moniepoint → - dealroom.co · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA buys Finnish phone-locking firm KilpiTek for $8M - Dealroom (opens in new tab)
›M-KOPA buys Finnish phone-locking firm KilpiTek for $8M , the Kenyan pay-as-you-go financing company, has acquired Finnish software developer KilpiTek OyDealroom has a profile for this one. for $8 million. M-KOPA bought 100% of KilpiTek's voting shares, paying roughly $2.67 million in cash. The rem
M-KOPA → - instagram.com · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA, the Nairobi-based pay-as-you-go financing company ... (opens in new tab)
M-KOPA, the Kenyan pay-as-you-go startup, has acquired Finnish software company KilpiTek Oy for $8 million, bringing in-house the technology central to its ...
M-KOPA → - ffnews.com · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA Hits $600M Record Revenue and 10 Million Customers in 15th ... (opens in new tab)
M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers and reported $600 million in revenue for the 2025 financial year, marking a 45% year-on-year increase. What was announced This expansion is supported by a sustained demand across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and South Africa. The company’s financial perfo
M-KOPA → - techinafrica.com · 16 Oct 2026
FMO Plans $30 Million Financing Package for M-KOPA's Kenya E ... (opens in new tab)
ancing Package for M-KOPA’s Kenya E-Mobility Business - Tech In Africa Dutch development bank FMO is preparing a $30 million senior-debt financing package for M-KOPA Kenya Mobility, the electric-motorbike subsidiary of African fintech company M-KOPA. Part of the funding will
M-KOPA → - tracxn.com · 16 Oct 2026
M Kopa - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors (opens in new tab)
M Kopa has raised a total funding of $241M over 22 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 01, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round ...
M-KOPA → - launchbaseafrica.com · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA: From $160M Funding Round to Courtroom Battle (opens in new tab)
Larson's complaint lands just months after M-KOPA was reportedly closing a massive $160 million Series F equity round, also led by Sumitomo Corporation.
M-KOPA → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA, the pan-African asset-financing startup, says it now ... (opens in new tab)
Since 2011, M-KOPA has reached 7 million total customers and deployed over $2 billion in credit to hardworking micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector who ...
M-KOPA → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
M-KOPA Nigeria Surpasses 1M Customers, Disburses ₦231bn in ... (opens in new tab)
M-KOPA Nigeria disbursed ₦231bn in loans in 2025 and surpassed 1 million customers. The startup says it paid ₦2.5bn+ in taxes in 2024, implying revenues ...
M-KOPA → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
In 2020, Helium Health secured $30 million in funding, which paved the ... (opens in new tab)
Helium Health, a Nigerian health tech company, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round as it looks to expand the reach of its fintech product ...
Helium Health → - startupintros.com · 16 Oct 2026
Helium Health: Funding, Team & Investors - Startup Intros (opens in new tab)
Helium Health has raised $42.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $30.0M Series B in June 2023. Raised. $42.0M. 3 funding rounds ...
Helium Health → - thehealthtech.org · 16 Oct 2026
HELIUM HEALTH - HealthTech Hub Africa (opens in new tab)
Helium Health is a Nigerian healthtech company tackling the high burden of HIV, TB, and diabetes in Nigeria, three of the country's leading causes of ...
Helium Health → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Dimeji Sofowora is the co-founder of Helium Health, a leading ... (opens in new tab)
Helium Health, a Nigerian health tech company, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round as it looks to expand the reach of its fintech product ...
Helium Health → - thecondia.com · 16 Oct 2026
Adegoke Olubusi steps down as Helium Health CEO after ... - Condia (opens in new tab)
Helium Health CEO and co-founder Adegoke Olubusi has stepped down after nearly 10 years, marking another leadership transition at the healthtech startup.
Helium Health → - dealroom.co · 16 Oct 2026
Helium Health — venture-backed company profile - Dealroom (opens in new tab)
Helium Health has secured significant investment, including a $10 million Series A financing round, to expand its offerings and market reach. The company is ...
Helium Health → - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 16 Oct 2026
Beyond seed funding: why Nigerian digital health startups struggle to grow (opens in new tab)
Funding landscape 2019–2025 Boom, peak, and contraction Notable deals saw Nigerian companies secure sizable rounds: for instance, genomic startup 54gene raised a $15 million Series A in April 2020 ], and electronic m
Helium Health → - african-startups.com · 16 Oct 2026
Helium Health co-founder Goke Olubusi steps down as CEO (opens in new tab)
Helium Health counts investors including AXA, Tencent, Global Ventures, Y Combinator, the Africa Healthcare Master Fund, the Gates Foundation, SCIDaR and the US ...
Helium Health → - techcrunch.com · 16 Oct 2026
Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple (opens in new tab)
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Flutterwave → - linkedin.com · 16 Oct 2026
Flutterwave raises $3.2B, Ripple invests in Nigerian fintech - LinkedIn (opens in new tab)
Startups Receiving Funding ▪️Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech infrastructure platform raised an undisclosed amount (at a $3.2B ...
Flutterwave → - facebook.com · 16 Oct 2026
Payments startup Flutterwave hits $3.2B valuation, backed by Ripple (opens in new tab)
TechCrunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis discusses the news of African fintech company Flutterwave reaching a $3.2 billion valuation following a Series E ...
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