Africa’s startup funding rebounds after two-year slump
Africa’s startup ecosystem recorded a significant recovery in 2025, bringing an end to a two-year downturn in funding as venture capital inflows…
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Cloudflare accuses AI startup Perplexity of bypassing web scraping restrictions
AI startup Perplexity is under fire for allegedly scraping content from websites that explicitly barred such activity, according to new research from…
Court blocks 54gene asset sale amid legal battle
A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an injunction halting the sale of defunct biotech 54gene’s assets, marking a dramatic twist…
M-KOPA sued over alleged discrimination against African staff
One of Africa’s leading fintech firms, M-KOPA, is at the centre of a legal storm following allegations that it sidelined African employees…
Startup Cluely raises $15m for interviews, exams AI tools expansion
Cluely, a startup that openly markets its AI-powered tools as a way to “cheat” during job interviews, exams, and sales calls, has…
Kwik parent company declared bankrupt in Amsterdam
The parent company of Nigerian logistics startup Kwik has been declared bankrupt by a court in Amsterdam, following a lawsuit filed by…
Vendease CFO Mohamed Chaudry steps down amid major restructuring
Chief Financial Officer and co-Chief Operating Officer at Vendease, the Y Combinator-backed food procurement startup serving restaurants across Africa, Mohamed Chaudry, has…
Police arraign suspect over Bumpa co-founder Teejay Opayele’s death
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arraignment of Abiola Odutayo in connection with the death of Adetunji Opayele, co-founder of…
Over 20,000 sign petition seeking justice for Bumpa co-founder
A petition demanding justice for Adetunji ‘TeeJay’ Opayele, Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Nigerian retail automation startup Bumpa, has garnered over…
Norwegian startup begins home trials for humanoid robot
Norwegian robotics startup 1X is set to launch early trials of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in several hundred to a few…
Bumpa Co-Founder Adetunji Opayele passes away
Nigerian e-commerce startup Bumpa has announced the passing of its co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Adetunji Opayele. Fondly known as “TeeJay,” Opayele…
Founders Factory Africa rebrands as 54 Collective vc firm
After four years of accelerating startups across the continent, Founders Factory Africa has rebranded as 54 Collective, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm…