{"id":234184,"date":"2026-04-21T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/4-nigerian-startups-selected-to-join-milestone-10th-google-for-startups-accelerator-africa-cohort\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:10:11","slug":"4-nigerian-startups-selected-to-join-milestone-10th-google-for-startups-accelerator-africa-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/4-nigerian-startups-selected-to-join-milestone-10th-google-for-startups-accelerator-africa-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Nigerian Startups Selected To Join Milestone 10th Google For Startups Accelerator Africa Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"

4 Nigerian Startups Selected To Join Milestone 10th Google For Startups Accelerator Africa Cohort<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-04-21 18:15:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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LAGOS, NIGERIA \u2013 April 21, 2026 \u2013 4 Nigerian technology startups \u2013<\/strong>
Bani, MasteryHive AI, Regxta, Termii \u2013 have been selected to join the<\/strong>
10th cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa. Chosen from<\/strong>
an exceptionally competitive pool of nearly 2,600 applications, these<\/strong>
innovators are part of a final pan-African group of 15 companies. With<\/strong>
an acceptance rate of less than 1%, their selection highlights the<\/strong>
immense technical talent and resilience emerging from Nigeria\u2019s<\/strong>
digital ecosystem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The selected Nigerian startups are utilizing Artificial Intelligence to
address critical local and regional challenges:<\/p>\n

Bani : A cross-border payments infrastructure platform eliminating
settlement delays for African businesses trading globally.<\/p>\n

MasteryHive AI : An AI-native platform automating transaction
reconciliation, fraud detection, and AML monitoring.<\/p>\n

Regxta : Combines alternative data-driven credit scoring with a hybrid
digital-agent distribution model to deliver financial products to
unbanked micro businesses.<\/p>\n

Termii : An AI-native communications infrastructure platform ensuring
reliable financial messaging for banks and fintechs.<\/p>\n

African tech founders are actively solving fundamental infrastructural
challenges, bridging gaps in financial inclusion, healthcare, and supply
chains with complex AI. The continent\u2019s venture ecosystem showed
remarkable resilience by raising $3.9 billion in 2025. However, scaling
deep-tech solutions requires specialized technical infrastructure,
advanced cloud capabilities, and strategic mentorship to complement this
capital. Accelerator programs provide these exact tools, ensuring local
innovations can sustainably grow into businesses that power the
continent\u2019s digital economy.<\/p>\n

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Gbolade Emmanuel, CEO of Nigeria-based Termii, noted: \u201cAt Termii,
we\u2019re building AI-powered infrastructure that…<\/p>\n

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