AI Startups AethexAI Secures $3 Million to Expand Voice AI Across AfricaBy Ugochukwu Levi FJune 9, 2026 AethexAI, a voice artificial intelligence infrastructure startup focused on emerging markets, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand…
AI News Google Picks 4 Nigerian Startups For 10th Accelerator CohortBy Okikiola O. JohnsonApril 23, 2026 Google has selected four Nigerian startups, Bani, MasteryHive AI, Regxta, and Termii, for its 10th Google for Startups Accelerator Africa cohort,…
AI Startups Factory Hits $1.5 Billion Valuation, Expands AI Coding For EnterprisesBy Ugochukwu Levi FApril 17, 2026 AI coding startup Factory has reached a $1.5 billion valuation after closing a $150 million Series C funding round, marking…
AI Startups Musk’s xAI Reaches Out to Nigerian AI Startup Founder After Startup Went ViralBy Joseph MichaelApril 8, 2026 A Nigerian AI founder has received a direct job offer from Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, after his startup went…
AI Startups How to Build an AI-Enabled Startup: A Step-by-Step GuideBy Ugochukwu Levi FMarch 31, 2026 Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming industries, enabling startups to solve problems faster, cheaper, and at scale. However, building a successful…
AI Startups South Korea’s AI Chip Startup Rebellions Raises $400 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation Ahead of IPOBy Joseph MichaelMarch 31, 2026 South Korean artificial intelligence chip developer Rebellions announced it has secured $400 million in a pre‑IPO funding round, valuing the…
AI Startups Qodo Raises $70 Million to Tackle Code Verification as AI Coding ScalesBy Okikiola O. JohnsonMarch 31, 2026 Qodo, a startup building artificial intelligence tools for code review, testing, and governance, has raised $70 million in a Series…
AI Startups Xpend AI Wins Startup World Cup Lagos, Heads to $1M Silicon Valley FinaleBy Ugochukwu Levi FMarch 31, 2026 Nigerian fintech startup Xpend AI has emerged as the winner of the Startup World Cup Lagos Regional 2026, securing a…
AI Startups Former Google and OpenAI Engineers Launch HyperDev AI Coding PlatformBy Ugochukwu Levi FMarch 19, 2026 Former engineers from Google and OpenAI have launched a new artificial intelligence startup known as HyperDev, introducing a generative AI…
AI Startups AI Security StartUp Xbow Valued at Over $1 BillionBy Okikiola O. JohnsonMarch 18, 2026 The officials and investors of Xbow have confirmed that the AI security start-up has reached a valuation of more than…
