LG is acquiring automotive cybersecurity startup Cybellum in a $240M deal
LG Electronics, the Korean tech giant that once was a leading player in mobile phones but is now winding down that…
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South African fintech startups invited to apply for $150k AlphaCode Incubate programme
South African fintech startups have been invited to apply for the ZAR1.5 million (US$100,000) AlphaCode Incubate programme, which aims to…
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Egyptian social commerce startup Brimore secures investment from Fawry
Egyptian social commerce startup Brimore has raised funding from e-payments solutions and banking services provider Fawry, the North African country’s…
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How Egypt’s ClickMare is making private healthcare accessible to all via micro-insurance
Egyptian startup ClickMare is providing users with health micro-insurance to make private healthcare accessible to all by breaking financial barriers….
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Ethiopian construction-tech startup ConDigital raises pre-seed funding round
Ethiopian construction-tech startup ConDigital has raised a pre-seed funding round to help it cement its presence at home and expand…
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SA’s Centbee graduates from regulatory sandbox, adds new countries to remittance service
South African fintech startup Centbee has successfully completed testing of its remittance service Minit Money within the framework of the…
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Egyptian e-health startup Sotech raises $1m pre-seed funding round
Egyptian e-health and IoT solutions startup Sotech has raised US$1 million in pre-seed funding to scale into the rest of…
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A Nigerian oil palm startup Releaf raised $4 million to build a “smart” factory
Written by Alexander Onukwue Besides being a key ingredient for cooking jollof rice, vegetable oil is used industrially in paints,…
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Seedstars and the Financial Times have launched a $500,000 challenge for early-stage startups
The Financial Times is hosting the first FTxSDG Challenge in collaboration with Seedstars, a Swiss-based organization that invests in and…
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Kenyan church-focused fintech startup Jumuisha raises seed funding for expansion
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan fintech startup Jumuisha, which helps churches and NGOs receive donations, make payments and manage events…
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Kenyan startup Teleeza launches lockscreen-based advertising platform
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan startup Teleeza has developed a mobile content aggregation and advertising platform that utilises a smartphone’s…
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Disrupt Africa announces further partners for open-sourcing of Egyptian startup ecosystem report
Written by TOM JACKSON Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa has announced VC firm Global Ventures and startup accelerator…
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Kenyan, Nigerian agri-tech startups, ColdHubs and Hello Tractor named winners of $1.5m AYuTe Africa Challenge
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenya’s Hello Tractor and Nigeria’s ColdHubs have been named winners of the inaugural AYuTe Africa Challenge,…
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How this Nigerian startup Sabi spun out of a Nigerian startup to boost informal merchants
Written by TOM JACKSON The story formation of Nigerian startup Sabi, a B2B marketplace serving Africa’s informal sector, is not…
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East African legal-tech startups invited to apply for Justice Innovation Circles programme
Written by TOM JACKSON Legal-tech startups in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Burundi have been invited to apply for the…
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GIIG Africa Fund launches; to fuel SDG-driven innovation in Africa
Written by Yinka Okeowo Focussed on catalysing dramatic change via disruptive tech investments in emerging markets, the Global Innovation Initiative Group…
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Egyptian startup Capiter raises $33M to expand B2B e-commerce platform across MENA
Written by Tage Kene-Okafor Funding startups that help manufacturers and sellers distribute products and merchants access them on a single…
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Nigeria’s Autochek expands to Kenya, Uganda with Cheki acquisitions
Written by TOM JACKSON Nigerian auto-tech startup Autochek has expanded to Kenya and Uganda after acquiring the Cheki platforms for…
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How a Kenya-founded manufacturing tech startup, Guidewheel is going big in the US
Written by TOM JACKSON Manufacturing tech leader Guidewheel, which began life as Safi in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is targeting faster…
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Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan raises $120m funding round from global investors
Written by TOM JACKSON Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan has secured a US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth…
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A mobile money company Wave is Francophone Africa’s first billion-dollar startup
Written by Michael Ajifowoke Within four years, Wave has gone from a spinoff from Asia and Africa-focused cheap remittance company, Sendwave, to…
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Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha raises 7-figure seed extension round for African expansion
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha raises 7-figure seed extension round for African expansion Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha,…
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These open banking startups are driving the next wave of fintech innovation in Africa
These open banking startups are driving the next wave of fintech innovation in Africa Written by TOM JACKSON All of…
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Ugandan e-logistics startup Ridelink raises $150k pre-seed funding round
Ugandan e-logistics startup Ridelink raises $150k pre-seed funding round Written by TOM JACKSON Ugandan e-logistics startup Ridelink has raised US$150,000…
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What 377 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups
What 377 Y Combinator pitches will teach you about startups Written by Natasha Mascarenhas Along with a cadre of other…
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Founders Factory and G-Force launch Seed program for climate-focused startups
Founders Factory and G-Force launch Seed program for climate-focused startups Written by Mike Butcher UK tech accelerator Founders Factory is joining forces…
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African energy startups to benefit from SIMA’s $68,000,000 Energy Access Relief Fund
African energy startups to benefit from SIMA’s $68,000,000 Energy Access Relief Fund Written By Joan Aimuengheuwa With a focus on ensuring…
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Zowasel, a Nigerian agritech startup, has received $100,000 in funding from Guinness and Promasidor.
Zowasel, a Nigerian agritech startup, has received $100,000 in funding from Guinness and Promasidor. At the UN World Food Programme Zero Hunger…
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Egyptian e-commerce startup FwRun acquired by Saudi logistics company
Egyptian e-commerce startup FwRun acquired by Saudi logistics company Written by TOM JACKSON Egyptian e-commerce solutions provider FwRun has been…
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Startups should look to state-of-the-art tech to tackle diseases affecting women
Startups should look to state-of-the-art tech to tackle diseases affecting women Written by Shahar Keinan Startups devoted to reproductive and…
