💶 $300,000 Grant for African Entrepreneurs 🚀
Awarding up to $1.5M to the Top 10 entrepreneurs in Africa.
💰 Up to $300K grant
🌍 Global recognition
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💡 The round saw participation from LAVA, CV VC, Microtraction, LiskDAO, and The Batchery — with angels from Roku, Replit, KPMG, and more.
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Terra Industries raises $22M extension round 🚀
Abuja-based defense tech startup building autonomous security systems for Africa's critical infrastructure. Led by Lux Capital. Total round: $34M.
#AfricanStartups #DefenseTech #Nigeria
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🔗 Apply: wp.me/p23f03-ja6
#AfricanStartups #AI #GoogleForStartups
Terra Industries closed $11.75M in seed funding led by 8VC.
The Abuja-based defense tech startup builds autonomous systems protecting critical infrastructure across Africa.
#AfricanStartups #DefenseTech #Trakkr
Loïc De Cannière, author of ‘The Future of Employment in Africa,’ was interviewed by Alfred Marcus @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Listen here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3m5tvjsu #AnthemPress #AlfredMarcus #AfricanMigration #JobsinAfrica #AfricanStartups #LoicDeCanniere #podcast #indiepublisher #getyourcopy
Nigeria and Egypt led with 3 deals each. Mobility and cleantech took most of the capital.
Full breakdown in Funding Watchlist Issue #6: buff.ly/4pSCYkf
#AfricanStartups #StartupFunding #Trakkr
South Africa is entering a new era of innovation, investment, and digital progress. The future is now!
Read More: africabizmonitor.com
#SouthAfricaBusiness #AfricaEconomy #DigitalAfrica #InvestInAfrica #SouthAfricaGrowth #AfricanStartups #EconomicReform #AfricaBizMonitor #FDI #AfricaInnovation
6 of 24 deals in this issue have confirmed female co-founders.
SwiftVEE, Chari, nextProtein, Farm to Feed (all-female team), WildyNess, Hypeo AI.
Still tracking this. Still a data gap across most announcements.
#WomenInTech #AfricanStartups
Latitude59 officially opened in Nairobi today, launching a bold vision for European-African tech cooperation on Digital & Green Innovation.
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#Latitude59 #L59Nairobi #AfricaEuropeTech #AfricanStartups
December is here and we're tracking every funding deal that closes before the year ends.
African startups are still building, still raising, still growing.
Let's see what this final month brings.
Follow along as we track the deals that matter across the continent.
#AfricanStartups #Trakkr
Review alert! ✍️ ‘Future of Employment in Africa’ by Loïc De Cannière has been reviewed in #MesofinanceMedia. Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/25dbvj8v #AfricanMigration #JobsinAfrica #AfricanStartups #LoïcDeCannière #AnthemPress #bookreview
South Africa is entering a new era of innovation, investment, and digital progress. The future is now!
Read More: africabizmonitor.com
#SouthAfricaBusiness #AfricaEconomy #DigitalAfrica #InvestInAfrica #SouthAfricaGrowth #AfricanStartups #EconomicReform #AfricaBizMonitor #FDI #AfricaInnovation
Discover the key factors driving startup funding across Africa—gender, education, incubators, and more shaping the continent’s innovation boom. #africanstartups
Discover what drives startup funding in Africa — from gender diversity and education to human capital, sectors, and exit strategies. #africanstartups
Data reveals what drives startup funding in Africa — from gender and geography to sector trends and machine learning insights. #africanstartups
Data-driven study uses machine learning to reveal the key factors influencing African startup deal amounts and investment outcomes. #africanstartups
Research review on what drives startup funding in Africa—covering key trends, investment factors, and gaps in existing literature. #africanstartups
Data-driven insights on what drives startup funding in Africa — from gender gaps to experience, education, and policy lessons. #africanstartups
💡 The round was led by Development Partners International (DPI), with participation from International Finance Corporation (IFC), Leapfrog Investments, Google's Africa Investment Fund, and Visa.
#AfricanStartups #StartupFunding #SeriesC #VentureCapital #Fintech #Nigeria #Trakkr
The second half of September showed strong momentum in climate-resilient solutions and financial inclusion.
Full breakdown with deal structures, investor details, and market context in Funding Watchlist Issue #03 👇
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#AfricanStartups #VentureCapital #Trakkr
Happy new month and welcome to Q4! 🎉
African startups raised ~$750-900M in Q3 2025, up 20-40% YoY.
Top rounds: Kredete ($22M), Koolboks ($11M), Chowdeck ($9M).
2025 on track for $2.5-3B total. Full Q3 report soon.
#AfricanStartups #Trakkr
#Estonia’s flagship #startup and #techevent, Latitude59, is inviting early-stage #Africanstartups to compete in its L59 Pitch Competition in #Nairobi from Dec. 3–5, with the top team set to win a trip to Tallinn, Estonia, for the 2026 edition.
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Since launching in 2023, Kredete has grown to 700k+ monthly users and processed $500M in remittances.
This raise brings total funding to $24.75M.
#AfricanStartups #SeriesA #Fintech #Nigeria #Trakkr
Check this out! Loïc De Cannière will be presenting his book ‘Future of Employment in Africa’ at the BIO head office in Brussels. Get your copy here➡️ tinyurl.com/58c7atmn #AfricanMigration #JobsinAfrica #AfricanStartups #BIOInvestments #LoïcDeCannière #bookpromotion #booktalk #grabyourcopy #newreads
1/ 💸 Chowdeck (Lagos) raised $9M in Series A to expand its quick-commerce platform across Nigeria & Ghana, addressing long delivery times and inconsistent logistics. 🚚🍽️ #AfricanStartups #QuickCommerce
💡 The round was led by British International Investment (BII).
Babban Gona aims to support 140,000 smallholder farmers by 2029, boosting yields, incomes, and food security across Northern Nigeria.
#AfricanStartups #StartupFunding #DebtFunding #VentureCapital #Agritech #Nigeria #Trakkr
📈 July 2025 proved that debt is reshaping African startup funding. Clean energy is leading, AI is rising, and Kenya is holding its crown. The ecosystem is shifting fast — and we’ll be here tracking it all.
Read more at: buff.ly/JBGY6QG
#Trakkr #AfricanStartups #VentureCapital #FundingTrends
📈 The growth in funding is exciting, but we must focus on scaling and closing the gender gap to build a truly sustainable ecosystem.
Let’s continue driving impactful, scalable startups across Africa.
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#Trakkr #AfricanStartups #FundingTrends
