Startups
Ovamba hits £105 million transactions, to expand across West Africa
Launched out of beta in 2013, Ovamba Solutions' transactions have hit an approximately 105 million Euro with the majority of...
Luxembourg’s £50K Fit 4 Start Programme Open to African Startups
Fit 4 Start, Luxembourg’s national programme supporting global startups with early-stage financing and personalised coaching has announced calls for applications...
Kenya’s “Uber for fashion manufacturers” Ethnic Brand raises $500k seed investment from MAGIC Malaysia
The Ethnic Brand, a Kenyan startup that wants to be an Uber for manufacturing, has raised $500,000 from Malaysia's Magic...
Lateral Capital leads Series A round into Kenya’s blue-collar jobs marketplace Lynk
Lateral Capital, which has invested in a number of countries including Appzone, Asoko Insight, Koko Networks, Sparkmeter, Workstyle, Medsaf among...
Dubci, a new ride-hailing startup set to launch in Cairo this August
Dubci, is set to launch ride-hailing services in Cairo, Egypt to take on the Uber and Careem and shuttle service...
11 African startups chosen for the SBC AfriTech 2019 cohort
Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech has announced eleven best tech startups to join its latest cohort in the globally renowned, multi-corporate backed...
theAsianparent.com raises an 8-figure USD sum to launch in Kenya, Nigeria & South Africa
theAsianparent, a Southeast Asia community and content platforms for mums and parents, has announced an 8-figure USD sum to launch...
CarePay receives $300K, puts its Kenya CEO in charge of pan-African expansion
M-TIBA's parent firm CarePay International, a health e-payments technology firm is upgrading its systems, increasing healthcare providers on its platform...
HotelOnline Raises $320,000 from TRK Group, OYO Rooms early investor Shravan Shroff among others
Nairobi-based travel tech platform HotelOnline, has raised $320,000 from its existing investors and new investors such as Norway's Trond Riiber...
OPay raises $50m to bolster its mobile payments, ridesharing & food delivery services in Nigeria
OPay, a mobile platform powering mobile payments, loans with Okash, transportation with Oride, food & grocery delivery with Ofood, and...
Zambian Asset Finance firm Rent to Own raises £1m to unlock the potential of rural entrepreneurs
Rent to Own (RTO), a Zambia-based asset finance firm focused on rural SMEs has secured EUR 1.0M from the Seed...
Bolt, formerly Taxify raises $67M in funding for international expansion
Bolt, formerly Taxify has raised $67 million in growth funding for its global expansion plans according to a new report...
SoftBank’s $100 Billion Vision Fund to Invest in Delivery Startup Glovo
Softbank'$100B Vision Fund is set to take substantial stake in Glovo, a Barcelona based online delivery start-up which rivals Sendy,...
Nigeria’s Wednext.com launches to help couples plan amazing memorable weddings effortlessly
WedNext.com, a new product of Nigeria's Venuecompass.com, has launched to help couples plan amazing memorable weddings effortlessly. Wednext was born...
Russia’s price haggling cab service inDriver launches in Uganda, its 4th country in Africa
inDriver, a Russian ride-hailing service available in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa launched operations in Chandigarh, India and Kampala, Uganda,...
Singapore’s ride-hailing firm Gozem launches in Benin, eyeing Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda next
Gozem, a motocycle taxi-hailing firm which launched operations in Lome, Togo in November 2018 has launched in Cotonou, Benin in...
African Diaspora Network Gets $45,000 from eBay to mentor African entrepreneurs
African Diaspora Network (ADN) has received $45,000 from eBay to provide a platform for mentorship for African entrepreneurs through eBay...
Uber Eats signs up 420 eateries in Kenya one year after launch
Uber Eats has announced that it is serving more than 420 Kenyan eateries on the app, one year since it...
Sendy banking on rider access to CBD to increase its order volumes
Logistics platform Sendy, through the Nairobi city council, has provided additional licenses to top-performing motorcycle drivers on their platform, allowing...
Electric Scooter Ride-Sharing Startup Slyd Launches in Egypt
Slyd, MENA first electric scooter ride-sharing platform has launched in Cairo, Egypt to give users the freedom to pick up...
We are excited to be a first mover in Kinshasa, Africa’s third-biggest city -Barrett Nash CEO CanGo (formerly SafeMotos)
SafeMotos, an on-demand ride-hailing system focusing on motorcycle taxis in Kinshasa and Kigali is excited to be a first mover...
Naspers co-leads a €30m Series A round in Dott, a European micro-mobility startup
Naspers has co-led a €30 million Series A funding round into Dott, the European micro-mobility startup through its Naspers Ventures...
MEST Africa names Ashwin Ravichandran as new Managing Director
MEST Africa has appointed Ashwin Ravichandran as its new Managing Director, in a move to grow and strengthen its portfolio...
Glovo expands to more city estates in Nairobi to meet its growing demand
On-demand delivery platform Glovo is expanding across various city estates in Nairobi to meet the growing demand, the company told...
DrugStoc raises funding from CcHUB’s Growth Capital to fight counterfeit drugs
DrugStoc, an innovative drug procurement platform designed to help nurses, pharmacists, medical doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, and others get genuine...
Aaron Fu leaves MEST to focus on family, health, and friends
Aaron Fu, former Managing Partner, Nest Africa and recent MD of MEST Africa is leaving the pan-African accelerator to focus...
Forbes Africa 30 Under 30; Kenyan Technology and Business stars of 2019
Forbes Africa very recently released the fifth edition of its 30 under 30 list, honoring some of the continent's most...
Kenyan startups invited to pitch for between $30,000 to $150,000 from Leapfrog Ventures
Leapfrog Ventures is set to invest between $30,00 and $150,000 into seed stage and early stage startups in Kenya and...
Rwanda’s SafeMotos rebrands to CanGo as it nears its new super app status| Launches in Kinshasa
SafeMotos, an on demand ride hailing platform focusing on motorcycle taxis in Kigali has officially launched in Kinshasa, DRC and...
Here are five startups announced winners at the PIVOT East 2019
Cloud9xp, Enfinite Solution, Coinbox, AfyaKit and Mobishule have been announced winners of the 2019 PIVOT East startup pitch competition held...