The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Egyptian end-to-end distribution platform Brimore raises $800k seed round
End-to-end distribution platform Brimore has announced that it has raised $800 000 in a seed round co-led by Algebra Ventures and Endure Capital. In…
Want to start a business? Focus on what you know says Anzisha Prize winner
Has the entrepreneurial bug bit? Looking to start a business? Melissa Bime, the 22-year-old Cameroonian health entrepreneur who won last year’s edition of the…
From just $20 in seed capital Sierra Leonean teen creates thriving business
For many it is impossible to think of starting a business without having thousands of dollars in seed capital. Not so for Alhaji Siraj…
This Ugandan entrepreneur is out to prove that social enterprises can be profitable
Twenty-one-year old Joan Nalubega’s dreams of a world without malaria — and the Ugandan entrepreneur believes her company’s mosquito repellent soap will do just…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [31/3/2019]
This Friday (5 April) the UCT Graduate School of Business’s Solution Space will on host two events — IP Office Hours and VC Office…
African tech startups raised over $1.2bn in funding in 2018 – Partech report
A report by French venture capital (VC) firm Partech Africa has found that 146 African tech startups raised $1.163-billion in equity funding last year…
Nigeria’s Kobo360 named Disrupter of the Year at 2019 Africa CEO Awards
Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has been named Disrupter of the Year at the 2019 Africa CEO Forum Awards in Kigali, Rwanda. The awards were…
MENA focused $33m fund 500 Falcons to invest in over 150 startups
Between 150 to 200 startups from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region are set to benefit from millions of dollars in funding,…
Microtraction backs Nigeria’s Sendbox in investor’s first deal of the year [Updated]
In its first deal of the year, early-stage investment platform Microtraction has announced that it has invested in Nigerian tech startup Sendbox. Sendbox provides…
Abu Dhabi out to lure tech startups with new $142m tech hub, $145m fund
The Abu Dhabi government has launched a 520-million dirham ($142-million) tech hub through which it aims to support tech startups. The centre, dubbed Hub…
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