Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/04/2020]
SA insurtech Yalu has reported a jump in retrenchment benefit queries as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite. The finding is in step with…
Ugandan fintech Xeno raises $150k from Nordic Impact Funds
Ugandan fintech Xeno has raised $150 000 from Nordic Impact Funds in a pre-seed funding round. The startup, which was founded in 2017 by…
Seedstars reveals $100m Africa fund has made first investment
Emerging markets startup competition Seedstars‘ $100-million Africa fund has made its first investment, Seedstars co-founder Pierre-Alain Masson has revealed. Seedstars announced the launch of the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/04/2020]
SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…
Disruptech fund invests in two Egyptian startups
Disruptech, a $25-million fintech fund, has invested in two Egyptian tech startups. Tech publication Menabytes reported in an article yesterday that the fund has…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/04/2020]
SA startup Healthcent is making its healthtech platform, Signapps free for all users in public-sector hospitals over the duration of the Covid-19 period. This, while…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/04/2020]
This Wednesday (22 April) LifeQ will host Aisha Pandor, the co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth, Africa’s first online platform for home cleaning services. Then,…
IFC to invest up to $20m in SPE Capital to target firms in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
The World Bank’s International Financial Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to $20-million in a new fund that will in turn invest in small…
Future Females secures over 3000 signups for global virtual summit
Future Females, an international community of female entrepreneurs, will tomorrow kick off a free virtual two-day summit and says it has already secured over…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [17/04/2020]
The SA government has amended the country’s lockdown regulations to allow more businesses to operate during the lockdown. This, while UCook CEO David Torr (pictured…
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