The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
Four African startups join tenth Catalyst Fund Inclusive Fintech cohort
Global tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has announced its tenth cohort of fintech companies that are building solutions designed to improve…
Floatpays secures R15M investment from Naspers Foundry
Floatpays, a Cape Town-based on-demand earned wage access platform, has received a R15 million investment from Naspers via its early-stage tech investment arm, Naspers…
MarketForce raises $40M in largest Series A round in East and Central Africa
Nairobi-based MarketForce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a $40 million Series A…
Cape Town based BNPL startup secures Weaver Fintech investment
PayJustNow, a Cape Town-based digital payment platform specialising in Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), has secured an investment from a major fintech player, which…
Morocco based logistics startup Freterium raises $4M
Morocco-based transport management software startup, Freterium, has raised $4M in its latest funding round which closed in December. The seed round was led by…
Flutterwave raises $250M, now valued at over $3B
Flutterwave, the African fintech founded in 2016 that helps businesses make and accept payments anywhere from across Africa and around the world announced, has…
Egyptian ecommerce platform, Wasla, raises $9M in funding
Wasla, the Egyptian e-commerce mobile web browser and desktop extension, has raised $9 million in funding from Contact Financial Holding. With the tie-up, Contact…
Egypt proptech startup, Nawy, raises $5M in seed funding
Egyptian proptech startup, Nawy, has concluded its seed funding round securing $5 million in investment led by the Sawiris family office. Nawy is an…
Cisco on the state of Africa’s startup landscape
I recently sat down with Conrad Steyn, CTO for Cisco Sub-Saharan Africa, to chat about the state of startups and SMMEs in South Africa…
Oracle launches program to support tech startups in Africa
Oracle, the multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, has announced a program to provide support to the value of $1 million (R15 214 890,00)…
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