According to the Climate Policy Initiative, just 3% of global climate finance flowed to Africa in 2023, and less than 0.5% of that targeted early-stage tech ventures.
The market for two- and three-wheelers in Africa, the backbone of urban logistics and transport, is expected to exceed 1.9 million vehicles annually by 2030.
Exo AI plans to develop a chat-based assistant that connects to a user’s bank and mobile money accounts, a 360 degree departure from its initial propositions.
The water-tech aimed to solve water access for Africa's urban poor with smart meters and mobile money. Its collapse is the latest in a wave of closures hitting Kenya's impact startup scene.
According to the Climate Policy Initiative, just 3% of global climate finance flowed to Africa in 2023, and less than 0.5% of that targeted early-stage tech ventures.
Dr. Islam Azzam, a former managing director of a national fund targeting startups, takes the helm of the Egyptian Exchange amid a flurry of pro-tech market reforms.