With streaming platforms, next-gen gaming, and hybrid lifestyles reshaping how we consume entertainment, the humble TV is slowly being overtaken by a bigger player:…
Partech launches accelerator to help European startups expand to Africa
Paris-based tech investment firm Partech has launched Chapter54, an accelerator programme to support European startups wanting to expand into Africa, via its innovation division,…
Sengalese logistics company, PAPS, raises $4.5M in Series A funding
Many global companies like Amazon, Alibaba and JD have built massive companies by leveraging strong logistics infrastructure. The biggest problem for many companies, especially…
Local delivery-as-a-service company raises R70M
Orderin, South Africa’s Delivery-as-a-Service (DaaS) business which currently provides delivery services for the likes of McDonald’s and Pick n Pay, has raised $4.7 million…
Kenyan fintech secures $1M in seed funding, eyes expansion
Zanifu, the Kenyan fintech that enables access to working capital for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by providing short-term stock financing, has secured…
Periculum launches in Nigeria to build credit assessment infrastructure
Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company, Periculum, has launched in Nigeria to tackle the challenge of domestic credit in underserved markets. The company…
Shell Foundation’s EEGF receives $13M injection to accelerate access to clean energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) — founded in 2019 by the Shell Foundation and co-funded with UK aid from the UK government and FMO,…
Accelerators helping women-led startups in emerging markets can win up to $25,000 in IFC ScaleX initiative
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) have launched a call for applications for the IFC ScaleX, a performance-based initiative that will…
Up to R1m up for grabs in the uYilo eMobility Programme Kick Start Fund
Established in 2013 as an initiative of the Technology Innovation Agency (Act 26 of 2008), the uYilo eMobility Programme is a multi-stakeholder programme that…
Applications now open for the Circular Economy Accelerator incubator
The Fetola Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), an initiative that aims to provide South African entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses in the circular economy…
Ivory Coast based e-commerce startup ANKA, formerly Afrikrea, raises US$6.2M in pre-Series A
Ivory Coast based e-commerce platform Afrikrea has rebranded to ANKA while successfully completing a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires. The…
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