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Swvl has announced that its daily and city-to-city rides in Kenya will be halted. SWVL Daly, City-City, and Business-Business are…

Grubtech, a leading tech and cloud kitchens management solutions provider based in the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to…

The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, which aims to find Africa’s brightest young agri-food entrepreneurs and will award US$50,000 in cash to…

Shopstar, a local e-commerce platform, has secured third-round funding from Launch Africa Ventures, signaling the start of the next phase…

SWVL, an Egypt-born and Dubai-based mobility startup,  has announced  that it plans to lay off 32 percent of its workers.…

The Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), a micro venture capital fund based in Cairo that invests in early-stage startups in…

Smart Capital, the management company of the ANAVA fund of funds, has announced a subscription of up to 6 million…

Nigerian fintech startup Grey has announced the expansion of its service to East Africa, beginning with Kenya, in partnership with Cellulant.…

Tactful AI, a technology startup based in the UK and Egypt that provides a cutting-edge intelligent customer experience platform, has…

Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has added Ivory Coast to its list of 16 countries where it operates as it continues to expand across Africa, Since its debut in Nigeria in 2018, Yellow Card has made it their mission to bring financial freedom to all by making it simple for anybody, wherever in Africa, to buy cryptocurrency at the best rates using cash, mobile money, cards, and bank transfers. Ivory Coast’s Yellow Card country manager, Sylvio Contayon, is optimistic about the journey ahead, claiming that the country is an untapped market with an increasing number of crypto enthusiasts. Yellow Card, which was founded in 2018 and launched in Nigeria in 2019, allows anyone in Africa…

Cloud fret, a Moroccan transport and logistics startup that connects loaders and transporters, has raised a funding round of $1 million…

Natrify, an Egypt-based biotechnology startup, has raised a six-figure pre-Seed round from Ambo Ventures, a newly launched $50 million VC…

Gooo Delivery, an on-demand delivery startup based in Egypt, has closed an unknown amount of pre-Seed funding.  Gooo intends to…

AfricInvest, a leading investment platform active in private equity, venture capital, private credit, and listed equities, has announced the final…

African startups are invited to apply for the Last Mile Money Accelerator initiative, which provides funding and support to startups…

Equity has launched Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA), the bank’s chat banking tool that transforms financial services into virtual conversations on…

JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform, has secured $15 million in Series A funding led  Tiger Global. Tiger Global is…

Kenyan ride-hailing company Little has announced that it will enter the logistics business, according to CEO Kamal Budhabhatti. The move comes…

FoondaMate, a South African edTech startup, has secured $2 million in a seed funding round led by LocalGlobe, a UK-based…

Uber has achieved a significant milestone, having clocked a billion rides across all of its African markets. According to the…

Sylndr, Egypt’s online used-car retailer, has secured $12.6 million in a pre-seed round led by RAED Ventures and including Algebra…

Crypto Valley Venture Capital, which also calls itself CV VC, is launching an Africa-focused fund to support blockchain startups on…

Blink Pharma, the leading platform for managing transactions between healthcare professionals, has closed its first round of funding with the…

AfriLabs has  successfully launched the AfriLabs Academy, an initiative designed to equip African Hub managers and staff, Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs),…

Jumia has announced plans to launch a technology hub in Nairobi, which will employ more than 100 people. This is…

Victory Farms, a tilapia fish aquaculture startup with hatcheries, nursery ponds, and deep-water cages, has raised $5 million in new…

Nile, a South African agri-tech startup that uses its marketplace to allow buyers to buy directly from Africa’s leading food…

RapidDeploy, an industry-leading technology-led emergency response platform, has secured an equity investment from Nedbank. The bank is the first South…

The NVIDIA Inception programme has selected Hisa App, a Kenyan mobile investment platform that allows anyone in Kenya to participate in…

Kris Senanu, Safaricom’s  Chief Enterprise Business Officer, has left.  According to a statement from the telco, Kris’ last working day is…