Stay current on Africa’s fast-moving startup and venture capital scene with this week’s Startup Researcher Africa video, your concise briefing on the forces reshaping innovation across the continent.
Key Moments:
00:22 Important News
01:06 Top Funding Rounds
01:53 Notable Exits
02:04 About Investors
02:13 Startup of the Week
02:37 Investor of the Week
02:56 Opportunity Radar
Inside, we break down five headline stories: Chowdeck’s 1 000-orders-a-day milestone in Ghana, Peach Payments’ Bitcoin tie-up with MoneyBadger, Algeria’s sweeping crypto ban, MAX’s off-grid solar battery swap debut for e-mobility, and the court order stalling 54gene’s asset sale. Funding news spans Sun King’s record-setting 156 million-dollar solar raise, Payaza’s 13.5 million-dollar commercial-paper approval, biotech bets at Altera Biosciences, Libyan-backed e-commerce play Mataa, and Cameroon’s logistics newcomer Swyft. Exit highlights feature Adapt IT’s hospitality push via ResRequest and Admyt’s Mallpass pivot after acquiring SHôPING. On the capital side, HAVAÍC closes a fresh 25 million-dollar fund to scale African disruptors. Spotlights this week: Startup of the Week is Andela, the AI-powered talent cloud connecting 150 000 engineers to global enterprises, while Investor of the Week is Oui Capital, celebrating a full Fund I return and a new 12 million-dollar war-chest. Plus, seize the Environmental Tech Lab 2025 challenge from NYC DEP before the 8 August deadline. Follow us on YouTube for weekly deep dives and resources shaping Africa’s innovation future.