Lenovo made a bold statement at MWC 2025, unveiling a lineup of cutting-edge laptops, concept devices, and software innovations that showcase the company’s focus…
Egypt’s Pravica raises $500k in round led by 500 Startups
Cairo-based startup Pravica has landed a $500,000 investment in a pre-seed round. The round was led by 500 Startups, with the participation from Modus…
France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe
French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France. The challenge is aimed…
Catalyst Fund welcomes four African investors into its exclusive fintech fold
Catalyst Fund, the global inclusive fintech accelerator managed by BFA Global, today welcomed six leading fintech investment firms into its fold which already makes…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]
SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]
SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…
Egyptian food delivery startup Mumm lands investment from Alexandria Angels
Egyptian startup Mumm has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from Alexandria Angels, tech publication Menabytes has reported. Menabytes said in an article last…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/04/2020]
Grand Challenges Canada has included five African innovations among its 20 innovations which it will fund and support for 2020 that focus on the Covid-19…
Nigeria’s Stears raises $600k from Omidyar Group’s Luminate, other investors
UPDATE (8 May 2020): We had it initially that Luminate led this round. However, A Luminate representative subsequently contacted Ventureburn to point out that…
Nigerian fintech Okra nets $1m investment from TLcom
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1-million pre-seed investment from Nairobi and London based venture capital (VC) firm TLcom Capital. Okra, which launched…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020]
SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so…
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