Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Woliz has raised $2.2m to build an AI and fintech platform that digitises neighbourhood retail in Morocco. The startup empowers small merchants with enterprise-grade tools for ordering, sales tracking, and financial access, aiming to expand across African markets facing similar retail and credit challenges.
Volz has raised nearly US$5 million in Algeria’s largest dinar-based startup funding round to date. Backed by Tell Group and GIBA, the traveltech platform plans to expand across North and West Africa, validating the scalability of locally adapted payment-first travel models.
The African Startup Conference in Algiers will focus on innovation financing, regulatory reform, and digital infrastructure challenges facing startups across the continent. Organisers see it as a platform to promote harmonised policies, new funding models, and stronger cross-border cooperation to support Africa’s growing startup ecosystem.