Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured five game-changing startups pioneering artificial intelligence, e-commerce, cleantech, and cryptocurrency. Expect the next dispatch on January 30, 2026. This week, we explore five African startups in the fintech, healthtech, artificial intelligence, and agritech sectors and why

Lagos, Nigeria’s tech capital, is trying to redesign how innovation happens within its borders, not just how startups are funded. The proposed Lagos Innovation Bill is the state’s most ambitious attempt yet to do that, according to Olatunbosun Alake, the state commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology. Rather than treating startups as isolated ventures that

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Andela, the global engineering talent outsourcing unicorn, has acquired Woven, a human-powered technical assessment company that simulates real engineering work, for an undisclosed amount. As companies go from experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to deploying it at scale, the company says demand is rising for distinct AI-native engineers who create AI components such as Large

Flutterwave, Africa’s largest payments infrastructure startup, has partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Turnkey and artificial intelligence-powered global banking platform Nuvion to launch stablecoin balances for merchants and users across its platform. The new feature allows Flutterwave users to transact seamlessly in cryptocurrency stablecoins like USDC and USDT, as well as currencies like the United States

FirstFounders, a Nigerian venture studio, operates with one thesis: build startups long before traditional venture capital shows up. The firm embeds itself with founders from ideation through execution, combining operations, talent, and capital to turn early ideas into scalable AI-driven companies. Launched in 2020 by David Lanre Messan, the firm works alongside founders from day