At VivaTech 2026 in Paris, five prestigious startup competitions once again took center stage, honoring visionary founders and groundbreaking technologies. TechCrunch proudly partnered on the Innovation of the Year Award, recognizing the year’s most disruptive, creative, and promising startup
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The 2026 RegTech Africa Conference & Expo Closes on a High Note, Cementing Abuja as a Hub for African Fintech and Regulatory Innovation
Between January and June 2026, the African startup scene witnessed 137 deals, totaling approximately $1.5 billion in disclosed funding, as reported by Condia’s funding tracker. This data indicates a notable shift in the ecosystem, moving away from debt and back towards equity, particularly evident in the last two months of the period. Growth-stage companies continue…
Tunisia-based Open Startup launched a decade ago as an entrepreneurship competition for university students. It has evolved into an accelerator for African deep tech startups. The accelerator is launching Openers First, its first special purpose vehicle, which aims to raise $3 million to support startups in health, climate, artificial intelligence, blue tech, agtech, energy and…
Open Startup is changing course after helping more than 1,000 startups and over 3,000 entrepreneurs across Africa over the past decade, betting that the continent’s next wave of innovation will come from laboratories, research centres and deep technology ventures
