A philanthropic organization that supports various health initiatives globally, including funding for healthtech in Africa.
CcHUB says it supported 3,312 ventures with $4.18m in grants in 2025
CcHUB deployed $4.18 million in grants to support startups across Africa in 2025. The hub supported 3,312 ventures across 49 African countries.
Nigerian AI startup Intron expands speech recognition platform to 57 languages
Intron has expanded its Sahara platform to support 57 languages, adding 24 new African languages. The upgrade introduces the world's first bilingual Swahili-English automatic speech recognition model.
Gates-backed Elimu-Soko opens $150,000 funding call for classroom innovations across Africa
The Teaching Innovation Lab has opened a funding call inviting innovators to design low-cost solutions for literacy teaching in African public schools. Grants of up to $150,000 are available for organizations in several African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya.
Masakhane Hub Announces Funding to Bridge AI Gap for 50 African Languages
Masakhane African Languages Hub announced a Request for Proposals to address the underrepresentation of African languages in AI. The initiative is backed by Google.org, FCDO, IDRC, and the Gates Foundation.
This fintech is driving billions in consumer loans across Africa and staying under the radar
Kuunda has powered more than $3 billion in loans since 2018, operating behind the scenes in the digital lending space. The company specializes in providing liquidity infrastructure to partners through its liquidity API and credit scoring algorithms.
