Tanda, Kenyan Agency Banking Startup Completes Pre-series A Round for Expansion
To speed up product development and client acquisition in Kenya and elsewhere, Kenyan agency banking as a service provider Tanda…
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InGame Sports, Egyptian Gaming Startup Secures $1m Pre-seed Funding
InGame Sports, an Egyptian gaming and sports technology business, has raised approximately US$1 million in cash, in-kind assets, and grants…
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Samsung Nigeria Unveils Galaxy A04s codenamed ‘The Eagle’
Today, Samsung Nigeria officially launched the Galaxy A04s into the Nigerian market. The launch of this device reinforces Samsung’s commitment…
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Experts to Discuss ‘Sustainability and Company of the Future’ at AfriTECH 2.0
Business subject matter experts are warming up for 2022 Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) scheduled to hold on Wednesday,…
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6 Ghanaian Startups Joins MEST Express Accelerator
The first-ever sustainability-focused cohort of the MEST Express accelerator has chosen six impact-driven Ghanaian entrepreneurs to participate, and they will…
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Spleet, Nigerian Proptech Startup Secures $2.6 Million Seed to Penetrate Other Markets
It is generally acknowledged that Lagos has a serious housing shortage issue. The state’s large size and high population density…
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Algebra Ventures, Egyptian Venture Capital Firm Announces its First Close of Second Fund at $100M
Algebra Ventures, an Egyptian venture capital firm with a MENA emphasis, announced the opening of its $90 million second fund…
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South African Grindstone partners with Naspers Labs to Launch an all-female Accelerator Programme
The Grindstone Accelerator in South Africa has teamed up with Naspers Labs to introduce GrindstoneX, a new all-female accelerator programme…
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Dismantling a Prolific Cybercriminal Empire: REvil Arrests and Reemergence
We’ve recently seen reports that the REvil ransomware gang is back online after the January 2022 arrests of several its…
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How Standard of living in Africa is making Start-Ups Innovate around disposable income
An organization in its early phase of existence is referred to as a start-up. Entrepreneurs that desire to create a…
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MTN SA Unveils Green Energy Programme
This week, MTN South Africa released a request for proposals (RFP) that will transform the MTN Headquarters into a fully…
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Mazaya, Egyptian B2B e-Commerce Marketplace Secures a $5m Pre-seed Round
The B2B e-commerce platform Mazaya, based in Egypt, has raised $5 million in pre-seed capital to develop its operations there…
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Nigeria Innovation Summit 2022 backed by Omnibiz, Nexford University, Microsoft, NCC, NITDA, Union Bank, others
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2022, the hybrid edition, scheduled for Tuesday, October 4 to Saturday, October 8 2022, has…
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30 African e-Health Startups Eligible for $50k Grant, Support From i3 programme
The pan-African Investing in Innovation (i3) program has chosen thirty African e-health firms to participate, providing them with a US$50,000…
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LinkedIn Shines the Spotlight on top 10 Nigerian Startups that are still waxing strong in 2022.
A list of 10 promising Nigerian startups that are overcoming the current obstacles and garnering attention in 2022 has been…
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Trella, Egyptian Logistics Startup Raises Huge Debt Facility to Facilitate Expansion
The top non-banking financial services provider in Egypt, Contact Financial Holding, has agreed to provide Trella with a sizeable financing…
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Data breaches top the list of security concerns for Nigerian CIOs
New research from the IDC reveals the latest cloud security trends in Nigeria The majority (72 percent) of Nigerian organizations…
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Numida, Ugandan FinTech Startup Secures $12.3 Million in pre-Series A Round
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are very important in Africa. An estimated 80% of jobs on the continent are held…
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iiDENTIFii, Biometric Authentication Platform Secures $15 Million for Pan-African Expansion
A South African-based automated platform called iiDENTIFii has raised $15 million in growth capital to offer a remote digital biometric…
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Knife Capital Raises USD50 Million for Pan-African Expansion
Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have backed venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new USD50 million African Series B…
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O-Farms is Inviting Kenyan Agri-circularity Startups to Apply for its Accelerator Programme
Kenyan agri-circularity firms are encouraged to apply to participate in the second O-Farms accelerator program, which will provide milestone-based grant…
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KuCoin Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Announces Expansion Plans and Commemorative Events
Global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is celebrating its fifth anniversary and announcing commemorative events while outlining its strategy for the coming years….
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Polygon Launches an 8-Week Intensive Mentorship Program, Hackathon in Africa
Top digital companies including Meta, Stripe, Reddit, and Xend Finance use the Web3 blockchain network Polygon. The Polygon Bootcamp, an…
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Paymob Partners With Tabby to Transform the Egyptian e-Commerce Landscape
In order to support the growth of retailers in Egypt, Paymob, an Egyptian payment, and shopping app has partnered with…
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SweepSouth, South Africa’s On-demand Home Cleaning and Services Platform Raises $11 Million
SweepSouth, a South African platform for on-demand home cleaning and services, has raised US$11 million in finance, lead by the…
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Egyptian Startup, InGame Sports Secures pre-Seed Round for Expansion
InGame Sports, an Egyptian gaming and sports technology business, has raised over $1 million in cash, in-kind resources, and grants…
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Farmerline, a Ghanaian Agritech Startup Secures $1.5 million in pre-Series A Funding Round
Agritech startup Farmerline from Ghana has raised an additional $1.5 million in a pre-Series A equity investment to grow throughout…
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Sendy Collaborates with Meta to Equip Business Owners in Kenya, Nigeria
Through a partnership with Meta and the Innovation Growth Hub (IGHub), Sendy, a technology startup that creates simple tech solutions…
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ComiBlock, Nigerian Investtech Startup Receives Expert Dojo Funding
ComiBlock, a Nigerian business in the investtech space, has received an unknown amount of money from Expert Dojo, a growth…
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Digital bank FairMoney Join Forces With Oradian to Fast Track Market Growth
To support its next phase of expansion and product innovation, FairMoney, a credit-driven mobile banking network for developing nations in…
