Nigerian tech firms expand overseas. Kenyan entities rebrand as South Africa extends services

By Tech Safari

When it comes to Tech Startups in on the continent, the game keeps being played by Kenyan, Nigerian and South African firms.

From rebrands to reckonings, it’s been one of those weeks. Sukhiba is now Flowcart with its eye on AI-powered growth, while Treepz is launching in Canada to move more Africans across borders.

Nigerian fintech Afriex has expanded into China, India, and Pakistan to tap Asia’s biggest remittance corridors.

The move targets African traders and diaspora communities sending money back home.

Meanwhile a Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, has blocked the sale of 54gene’s assets, including the biodata of 100,000 Nigerians priced at USD 3 million.

In a petition filed in July 2025, founder Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong also accuses its top investors of orchestrating the company’s collapse.

In another development, AfriLabs and Kenya’s Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) have signed a strategic partnership to co-create programmes that support startups, grow local capacity, drive knowledge exchange, and unlock investment across and beyond Kenya.

Again in Lagos, the Nigerian corporate travel startup Treepz has launched in Canada with a two-year partnership with the African Impact Initiative backed by the University of Toronto.

Treepz will power travel for the group as it visits four African countries each year, with participants flying in from Canada and beyond.

MTN MoMo South Africa has rolled out a rent-to-own smartphone service, giving customers access to 4G and 5G devices from just R10 (USD 0.55) per day with no credit checks or paperwork required.

Kenya’ conversational commerce and CRM platform Sukhiba has rebranded to Flowcart.

The new identity reflects its shift into an AI-powered platform purpose-built for D2C and retail brands growing through WhatsApp.

Kenyan solar firm Sun King has raised ​USD 156 million to bring solar power to 1.4 million off-grid homes and businesses. It’s the biggest securitisation deal of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa (outside South Africa).

South African VC firm HAVAÍC has closed the second round of its USD 50 million fund and is backing startups like SAPay, Sportable, NjiaPay, and SwiftVEE. The firm plans to make up to 15 investments in African tech startups with global potential.