Startups
Maktaba Mashinani wants to launch mobile libraries across Kenya, with your help
Maktaba Mashinani wants to launch mobile libraries across Kenya, and the startup needs your help. Maktaba Mashinani, Swahili and slang...
AfricArena working with Facebook and Amazon Web Services to Empower African Entrepreneurs
AfricArena has joined forces with Facebook and Amazon Web Services (AWS), to empower the next generation of top tech entrepreneurs...
Here are the startups pitching at Seedstars Port Louis
Seedstars World, has brought its pre-selection rounds to an end. With the support of the local host Turbine, Seedstars World...
Tshimologong Precinct opens applications for its Techaccel Programme
The Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, together with one of South Africa’s tech giants, are calling on growth-stage startups to participate in...
PEG Africa raises $4m from CDC Group to expand in Senegal
PEG Africa, a West Africa-based pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company has received $4M debt capital from CDC Group to finance its...
CRC Credit Bureau, Nova Credit partner to allow Nigerians in the US access credit quickly
CRC Credit Bureau has partnered with Nova Credit, a cross-border credit reporting agency, to allow Nigerians relocating to the United...
VentureBuilder, backed by Facebook, USAID, DOEN & Shell Foundations, to fuel off-grid solar startups in Africa
VentureBuilder, which is focused on scaling African-owned and managed off-grid solar enterprises, launched today to expand energy access to underserved...
Here are the 10 finalists for the Africa Netpreneur Prize
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in...
Kofisi, formerly ESBC, adds a new office workspace in Karen to meet the growing demand
Kofisi, a provider of flexible office workspaces in Kenya and across Africa, has launched a new office site in Karen,...
Raye7, Egypt’s carpooling startup wants to bring sanity to Cairo’s roads
Raye7, Egypt's carpooling founded by siblings Samira and Ahmed Negm wants to bring sanity to Cairo's roads by connecting city...
Digital Renter, a real estate vertical wins Seedstars Cameroon
Digital Renter, a real estate classifieds platform has been named the best startup in Cameroon this year at the Seedstars...
Seedstars World coming to Mauritius for the first time
Seedstars World, the early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is coming to Mauritius for the first...
Club Travel Group now wholly acquired by Travelstart
Club Travel Group Southern Africa’s service travel firm has been wholly acquired by Travelstart for an undisclosed sum. Travelstart announced...
Here are Doaula’s top startups that pitched at Seedstars Doaula
Seedstars World,has brought its pre-selection rounds to an end. With the support of the local host ActivSpaces, Seedstars World will...
Tingg, Africa’s first payments super app unveiled in 8 countries by Cellulant
Tingg’s all-in-one payment model seeks to revolutionize the way consumers interact with payment services in the region Cellulant, Africa’s leading...
Inside Uganda’s Bodawerk, an electric motorcycle builder & hailing service
Bodawerk, a Ugandan based engineering and innovations company aims to professionalize and commercialize existing prototypes to build innovations to problems...
uKheshe selected as a finalist in prestigious Hackcelerator programme
uKheshe, South Africa’s QR cash card and micro transaction platform, has been named a finalist in the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator...
Daystar Power installs the 100th solar energy system in Nigeria
Daystar Power, a West African solar energy company has installed the 100th solar power system since the company was founded in...
Bwala Africa raises funding to build a robust tech platform
Bwala Africa, the Nairobi-based last-mile logistics startup has announced it has raised undisclosed funding expected to help bolster its tech...
BrighterMonday launches new tool to grow its recruitment agency revenues
BrighterMonday has introduced a new product designed to make the process of finding the best candidates more efficient for human...
Here are the 12 Nigerian startups selected to join this year’s Facebook Accelerator
Facebook Accelerator, Nigeria, in partnership with Co-Creation Hub has commenced season two of its programme aimed at supporting and empowering...
Bolt engages NTSA on Road Safety awareness campaign
Bolt, the leading on-demand transportation platform in Europe and Africa, has engaged The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to...
IFC Invests $1m into Flat6Labs’s Anava Seed Fund to Bolster Tunisia’s Startup Ecosystem
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $1 million into Anava Seed Fund (ASF), an accelerator and...
Lori | Kenyan E-Logistics Start-up announces its expansion to Nigeria
Kenyan e-Logistics company, Lori, has officially announced its expansion to Nigeria in a bid to cement its footprint across Africa....
Cellulant’s Mula rebrands to Tingg; Launches Africa’s first payments Super App
Cellulant, the pan-African payments firm has been quietly building a payments super app to bring bill payments, remittances, lending, group...
E-farms, a woman-led crowdfunding site for Nigerian farmers
E-farms, a woman-led crowdfunding platform for Nigerian farmers, knows there are other platforms in Nigeria such as FarmCrowdy, ThriveAgric, Farmkart,...
Why Startups Should Consider Outsourcing
As startups grow, it’s time to start thinking of creative ways to operate on a lean, efficient scale. Peter Drucker,...
Venture Capital for Africa announces Top 12 investor-ready startups
Venture Capital for Africa has selected 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture Showcase set...
Egyptian B2B e-Commerce Marketplace, MaxAB Closes Landmark $6.2 Million Seed Round
MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app,...
MEST Africa opens applications for its class of 2021
MEST Africa’s 2021 entrepreneurial training program is open for applications from aspiring entrepreneurs from across the African continent. The applications...