Nigeria's Blockchain startup Bitfxt which also runs Bitfxt cryptocurrency exchange platform has raised $15M in funding from a UK syndicate of Hedge Funds and UK company, Payitup Clearinghouse Ltd (UK)....
Read moreKenya is East Africa’s preeminent safari destination. Thanks to its rich biodiversity, stunning landscapes, and beautiful people. The country is particularly known for its vast collection of wildlife and enchanting...
Read moreGreen-Nettle Textiles, a Kenyan social enterprise is preparing to go head-to-head in a series of spirited pitches with 25 of the hottest start-ups from around the world. Green-Nettle Textiles, co-founded...
Read moreThe FA Cup matches are very popular among fans of the favorite teams from around the world. The most productive clubs of this season include Burnley. A series of confident...
Read moreWhen it comes to running a successful business, it's important to make sure people know your name. One of the best ways to do this is to attach your company's...
Read moreVezeeta, Middle East and Africa's digital healthcare platform has raised $40 Million in its Series D round led by Middle East's Gulf Capital, with support from existing investor, Saudi Technology...
Read moreHave you been keeping a close eye on the news as of late? Maybe you just tuned in for a sit-down session or two. Whatever the situation is, you have...
Read moreUber Kenya has announced that it has surpassed 6000 active drivers in the country, five years after it launched in Nairobi, with subsequent expansion across the country, including Mombasa, Kenya's...
Read moreGebeya, an edtech and online software outsourcing marketplace has closed a $2 million seed round investment to build the next generation workforce pipeline for a virtual 21st-century African Digital economy....
Read moreNigerian fintech start-up, Aella has raised a $10m debt financing round, from HQ Financial Group (HQF), Singapore-based private company, to serve the underbanked in West Africa. Aella was founded in...
Read moreThe African Angel Academy has been launched to help boost the trade for Angel Investors in Africa as their role tech entrepreneurship and investments on the continent grows steadily. The...
Read moreAccording to Mike Heflin, a senior vice president of the hotels' division at Travel Leaders Group, it is not uncommon for two friends staying in the same hotel to be...
Read moreDaystar Power, a commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer, has raised $4 million from SundFunder to provide solar power and energy efficiency solutions for businesses in the commercial, industrial, and...
Read moreFounders Factory Africa has selected five new startups into its Venture Scale programme, backed by Standard Bank and Netcare. Founders Factory Africa's Venture Scale programme will invest $40,000 into the...
Read moreIf we compare girlfriends and boyfriends in terms of behaviour then we would find out that girlfriends usually show more sensitivity and possessiveness in their relationship. As a girlfriend, if...
Read moreGeneral Electric (GE) and the Africa Leadership University (ALU) have announced the kick-off of the 3rd cohort of the Africa Industrial Internet Programme (AIIP) which is aimed at equipping young...
Read moreCatalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), has announced a new £12 million GBP ($15 million USD) commitment from UK aid and J.P. Morgan to advance financial inclusion for...
Read morePartech Africa's 2019 annual report on VC Funding for African Startups show that African startups raised $ 2.02 Billion in equity funding, representing a +74% growth YoY. Partech Africa says...
Read moreKenya's Sendy raises $20 million backed by automotive company Toyota Tsusho to expand to West Africa. Sendy, which has been in existence for 5 years, connects drivers with businesses through...
Read moreHAVAIC has announced it invested into Nairobi based Dukapay Ltd (trading as Tanda) in advance of a syndicated seed round of investment at the end of 2019. Developed by Nairobi...
Read moreClickPesa has added Chris Low, an international banking, financial inclusion, digital transformation has joined into its advisory team in a move set to help grow the firm. ClickPesa offers a...
Read moreEnda, a Kenyan startup making running shoes, beat more than 400 other entrants to win the Body & Mind category at the ISPO Brandnew competition in Munich, Germany. Enda is...
Read moreFive Kenyans have been shortlisted for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, run by the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering, which recognizes ambitious African innovators who are developing scalable engineering...
Read moreKnife Capital is launching KNF Ventures Fund 2 and working on ways to plug the Series-B funding gap that exists in SA where there are limited local investors that lead...
Read moreZayed Sustainability Prize has officially announced that its submissions process for the 2021 edition is now open following the recent celebration of the 10 winners of the 2020 awards during...
Read moreCiTi's Women in Business programme, now in its third year has opened for Western Cape Women Entrepreneurs from February 2020. CiTi's or Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative Women in Business...
Read moreMubawab, a real estate site in Morocco, created in 2010 has raised another $7 million in funding led by the EMPG Group for expansion. Mubawab will use the funding to accelerate its...
Read moreRensource has raised $3 million from Proparco, with the support of the European Union under the Africa Renewable Energy Scale-Up facility (ARE Scale-Up). Rensource, the first beneficiary in the program,...
Read moreGrant Brooke, Co-Founder, Twiga Foods has stepped down from active management of the firm he co-founded more than five years ago. Brooke had handed over his CEO role last year...
Read moreVerifyMe Nigeria, an ID verification and KYC technology company, recently secured a Series A financing for an undisclosed amount from Consonance Investment Managers. VerifyMe Nigeria will use the funds to...
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