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,…
Egyptian investment startup, Thndr, secures $20M in Series A
Thndr, the Egyptian digital investment platform, has secured $20 million in a Series A investment round co-led by Tiger Global, BECO Capital and Prosus…
CT edtech startup wants to reach 1M kids and solve Africa’s tech job skills crisis
Mindjoy, the Cape Town-based edtech startup that’s for kids, aims to help one million children discover their superpowers through coding. Founded by Gabi Immelman…
Nigerian healthtech startup, Reliance Health, raises $40M in Series B
Reliance Health, an emerging markets-focused digital healthcare provider, has completed a $40M (R622 426 000,00) Series B funding round led by General Atlantic, a…
PayPal identifies three technology trends for the future of commerce
Technology and the COVID pandemic have fundamentally changed consumer shopping habits. In this conversation, Paypal CTO Sri Shivananda outlines what the future of interactive,…
Egypt’s YFS raises $7M in Series A funding
Yalla Fel Sekka (YFS), the Egyptian on-demand logistics provider specialising in instant delivery and dark store management, has raised $7 million in a Series…
Docklands Ventures acquires SA parking startup, ParkUpp
South African parking startup, ParkUpp, has been acquired by real estate investment company Docklands Ventures, owned by ex-JLL Chairman for Sub-saharan Africa, Mark Bradford….
Kenyan healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, raises $2M in seed funding
Kenyan based healthtech startup, Afya Rekod, has raised $2 million (R30 608 600,00) in seed funding. The round was led by Mac Venture Capital, a…
Egyptian social commerce platform, Brimore, raises $25M in Series A round
Brimore, the Egyptian social commerce platform founded in 2017 by Mohamed Abdulaziz and Ahmed Sheikha, has closed its Series A round of $25 million. The round was…
AFEX opens second round of funding series to strengthen Nigeria’s agriculture sector
AFEX has announced the reopening of its $240m (₦100bn) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) to help stabilise Nigeria’s agriculture sector by offering Agro-processors low-cost financing to…
Five cybersecurity trends we’ll see in 2022
“Unprecedented” is a word that defined 2020 and 2021. Once the pandemic hit, we saw a record number of businesses implement work-from-home systems to…
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