F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Recruitment AI start-up Job Crystal is here to help SMEs
Job Crystal, a women-led, South African recruitment website offering online solutions since 2015, has announced the launch of a world-first, AI-powered tool. CRYSTAL uses machine…
WEF stresses need for investment in African tech start-ups
The World Economic Forum’s latest report, Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa analyses the challenges Africa faces in…
Carry1st funding round brings a16z investment to Africa
Africa’s leading mobile games publisher Carry1st announced a $20 million Series A extension that drew participation from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), Avenir and Google. Grammy…
POA closes $28M funding round to expand internet service
Infrastructure investment platform Africa50 led a $28 million funding round to support internet service provider Poa Internet’s expansion in Kenya. The equity investment will…
Crypto index ranks SA as 2nd in the world for Bitcoin adoption
Sensational headline aside, South Africa has a high cryptocurrency adoption rate according to the Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index. Of the internet users surveyed who…
Lipa Later gains $12m funding to expand credit footprint in Africa
Odyssey Capital’s flexible payment fintech start-up Lipa Later closed a $12 million pre-Series A funding round that will help it expand its service into…
[Opinion] NFT market to remain unpredictable in 2022
While 2021 saw crypto transaction break into the mainstream, the market was volatile. There were 23 non-fungible tokens (NFT) that sold for more than…
mPharma draws Lux Capital into historic African investment
Ghanaian pharmacy and healthtech start-up mPharma raised $35 million in a successful Series D funding round that drew participation from JAM Fund, Unbound and,…
Early-stage VC Fifty Years leads $1.1m HealthLeap pre-seed
South African healthtech start-up HealthLeap closed a successful $1.1 million pre-seed funding round led by deep tech investor Fifty Years. The firm is renowned…
Bfree raises $1.7m to expand operations
Nigerian ethical credit management FinTech start-up Bfree closed a successful pre-Series A funding round that will power its further expansion into Asia, Europe and…
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