Africa's startup ecosystem maintained a resilient funding momentum in the first half of 2026, even as investors became increasingly selective in deploying capital.

The startup also claims that 71% of its users have been acquired through referrals and word-of-mouth, without spending on paid marketing.

The funding round saw participation from Boman Irani, Chairman of Rustomjee Group and Rustomjee International School; Sameer Mehta, co-founder of boAt ...

Vertical AI education platform Sortmyprep raises $350,000 to enhance AI infrastructure, expand curricula, and grow ...

Sortmyprep, an AI edtech startup, raised $350,000 in pre-seed funding to enhance its AI platform and expand curriculum ...

The pre-seed round saw participation from boAt cofounder Sameer Mehta, Boman Irani, Subrat Pani and other prominent angel ...

Regenerative seaweed company Coast 4C has secured an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed funding round to expand its network of smallholder seaweed farmers across Southeast Asia as global demand for ...

Mumbai-based AI-native live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform thumpN has raised $3.75 million in a pre-seed ...

Live entertainment startup thumpN has raised over $3.75 million in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-powered event discovery ...

A Luxury Fashion Retailer in Bahrain Launches Its Own AI Personal Stylist. Shoppers Have Bad Reviews About Returns. KPMG: ...

New York City's startup ecosystem just posted its best funding month in history. June 2026 saw $4.70 billion deployed across ...

Layers has raised $2.9 million in pre-seed funding for its digital identity protection platform that integrates ISPM, ITDR, ...