Market Pulse
Real-time African startup intelligence terminal.
Barq, Tabby, Moove… Six grandes opérations qui ont marqué le financement des startups en MENA (opens in a new tab)
Website meta description: 329,5 millions de dollars pour Barq, 250 millions pour Moove et 233 millions pour Tabby. Selon wamda, au 3e trimestre 329,5 millions de dollars pour Barq, 250 millions pour Moove et 233 millions pour Tabby. Selon wamda, au 3e trimestre 2026, plusieurs startups du Moyen-Ori...

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Barq, Tabby, Moove… Six grandes opérations qui ont marqué le financement des startups en MENA (opens in a new tab)
Website meta description: 329,5 millions de dollars pour Barq, 250 millions pour Moove et 233 millions pour Tabby. Selon wamda, au 3e trimestre 329,5 millions de dollars pour Barq, 250 millions pour...
Labor Shortages, Persistent Inflation Batter Small Biz Optim… (opens in a new tab)
Company: PYMNTS Website meta description: Small business optimism dipped in September as concerns about “labor quality or availability” rose, the NFIB said. Small business optimism dipped in Septemb...
Inside Norrsken22’s investment strategy in Africa (opens in a new tab)
Company: Techpoint Africa Website meta description: In this edition of investor spotlight, Bernard Ghartey, principal at growth equity firm, Norrsken22, shares insights into the firm's investment str...
Q3 2026: Fewer start-ups. Fewer investors. Bigger cheques 🎯 (opens in a new tab)
Website meta description: 311 start-ups raised $100k+ since early 2026, backed by 334+ investors, the lowest levels since we started tracking $100k+ deals in 2021. Exits, meanwhile, keep coming. Last...
Microsoft’s Nairobi hub faces uncertainty two years after Lagos engineering closure (opens in a new tab)
Company: Techpoint Africa Website meta description: On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Microsoft’s restructuring hitting Nairobi engineering jobs, Kenya’s push for control over digital payments,...
Furaha Reaches 100,000 Ugandan Children with School-Fee Credit (opens in a new tab)
Company: The Fintech Times LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintechtimes/ Website meta description: The SC Ventures-incubated lender now targets 10 million children across Africa by 2030,...
Lending overtakes payments at OPay ahead of IPO (opens in a new tab)
Website meta description: OPay has filed for a NYSE listing after first-half 2026 revenue rose 137% to USD 467 million, led by lending. OPay files for NYSE IPO as revenue doubles | The Paypers Consen...
Glovo confirms Onafeko as Nigeria MD (opens in a new tab)
Company: Guardian Nigeria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/guardian-newspapers-limited/ Website meta description: Glovo, a multi-category technology company, has confirmed Reni Onafeko as...
PalmPay wins digital payments platform of the Year at BAFI awards (opens in a new tab)
Company: Guardian Nigeria LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/guardian-newspapers-limited/ Website meta description: PalmPay has been named Digital Payments Platform of the Year at the 2026 B...
How to use Market Pulse
Use Market Pulse as your daily context layer: it helps you track major signals before you dive into specific companies, sectors, or outreach decisions.
- Follow funding and macro signals in one place.
- Use trending topics to prioritize research for the day.
- Connect feed insights with startup and investor pages for action.
Common questions
Yes. It is designed to give a timely view of news, market shifts, and ecosystem signals in one stream.