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Artificial intelligence apps building platform Portkey has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Elevation Capital, with participation from existing investor Lightspeed.

The IAEA offers 12 online learning courses on spent fuel and radioactive waste management, and decommissioning and environmental remediation.

Madagascar has increased the fee for its 15‑day tourist electronic visa to €30 (US$35), effective from February 16, 2026.

Lupiya, a Zambian digital banking platform, has closed an $11.25 million Series A funding round led by IDF Capital’s Alitheia IDF Fund

Terra Industries has closed an additional $22 million extension led by Lux Capital. The round also drew participation from 8VC, Nova Global, and Resiliience17 Capital

Egypt’s quick-commerce and logistics platform Breadfast has closed a $50 million pre-Series C funding round led by Novastar Ventures

Applications are now open for the Hackaholics Accelerator Program 2026, an initiative by Wema Bank designed to support Nigerian tech startups

Applications are now open for the Bridge Seed Global Impact Accelerator Program 2026, a three-month support initiative for young African startup founders.

The 2026 KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition is excited to invite applications from female entrepreneurs across the continent.

EV charging startup Statiq has secured $18 million (about Rs 163.2 crore) in a mix of equity and debt funding round led by Tenacity Ventures

Heron Power, founded by former Tesla executive Drew Baglino, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $140 million to build gigawatts’ worth of solid-state transformers

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has secured a $200 million investment from software design giant Autodesk as part of a larger $1 billion round from backers.