23 startups laying the groundwork for Africa’s AI growth
TechCabal - Dec 06, 2025
Startups across Africa are transitioning from consumerism to foundational building in AI. Cerebrium is developing a serverless AI infrastructure platform to reduce reliance on global cloud providers.
Ex-TikTok engineer raises $100k pre-seed to build app store for AI tools in Africa
TechCabal - Aug 13, 2025
Yamify raised $100,000 in pre-seed funding from Felix Anane, an early backer of Paystack. The startup plans to launch its Managed Cloud Prototypes feature, enabling instant provisioning of AI tools.
South African-born AI infrastructure startup Cerebrium raises $8.5 million
TechCabal - Jul 09, 2025
Cerebrium raised $8.5 million in seed funding led by Graident, Google's AI venture fund. The startup aims to hire more engineers and scale operations to meet rising enterprise demand.