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VunaPay, a Kenyan startup revolutionising instant payments for farmers, has been selected winner at the Latitude59 Pitch Competition, Kenya edition…
LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose firm, has closed its fourth fund (“Fund IV”), with commitments totalling $1.02 billion from…
Solarbox Africa, an eMobility and green energy startup has closed a $1 million funding round to revolutionize clean transportation across…
Yaga, South Africa’s leading app for buying and selling preloved goods, has expanded to Kenya following four successful years in…
Egypt-based logistics startup Nowlun has raised $1.7 million in seed funding, led by Nama Ventures and A15, with participation from…
Egypt-based online marketplace for used cars Sylndr has secured a $7.46 million capital facility to revolutionize Egypt’s automotive industry. As…
BMCE Capital Investments, the private equity arm of the BMCE Capital Group is set to acquire a stake in Premium…
Mawingu, a Kenyan Internet Service Provider (ISP) has raised $15 million in debt and equity financing to fuel its East…
Nigeria, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has partnered with AfriLabs to establish the NASENI Innovation Hub in a…
Mercy Corps Ventures has launched the fourth cohort of the Crypto for Good Fund (C4G) round to drive global financial inclusion and…
ariika, a direct-to-consumer home furnishing platform, has concluded its Series A extension equity round of $3 million to accelerate its…
The U.S. Mission to South Africa, in partnership with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the…
Yellow Card, Africa’s stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been granted a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial Sector…
@iBizAfrica is a Startup Incubator at @iLabAfrica Strathmore University that helps budding entrepreneurs scale their businesses. It provides acceleration, experiential entrepreneurship…
Efreshli, an interior design industry in Egypt startup has completed its seed funding round, led by Algebra Ventures, with participation…
MDaaS Global, a Nigerian healthtech has launched operations in Douala, Cameroon to provide quality healthcare to undeserved communities in the…
Google has selected 6 startups for the 2024 Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program addressing numerous challenges on the continent…
Latitude59 Kenya’s Pitch Competition has selected 10 African startups from a record 382 applications from 37 countries to pitch at…
DigMo, a new fintech has launched in Zambia bringing gamified wealth-building tools to low and middle-income earners in hopes of…
Africhange, a cross-border remittance service provider, has secured the International Money Transfer Operator [IMTO] licence from the Central Bank of…
Tendo Technologies, an online retail software platform in Ghana, has acquired Shopa, a Ghanaian provider of comprehensive commerce solutions for…
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation announced the 10 teams advancing to the Semifinalist Round of the Milken-Motsepe Prize…
Startupbootcamp, a global accelerator, has announced its second fund in Africa in partnership with Mara Group and Blend Financial Services…
Workpay, a HR tech firm offering a cloud-based payroll and HR platform that manages the entire employee lifecycle, enabling payroll…
UAE-based AI startup Brands.io has secured a Seed funding round for an undisclosed value from unidentified investors just one month…
Keep It Cool, a Kenyan enterprise dedicated to sustainable innovation, has received £1 million award from Prince William’s Earthshot Prize…
Teradix ,an Egypt-based e-procurement solutions provider has been awarded a $140,000 grant from TAQADAM Accelerator programme at King Abdullah University…
ChitChat, an African social commerce platform has launched a remittance feature, which enables seamless cross-border money transfers across 13 countries globally. ChitChat is a…
Mastercard and Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) have signed a 10-year partnership to offer tailored digital payment solutions across Kenya, Uganda and…