HONOR X9c: A Game-Changer for South African Smartphone Innovation HONOR has once again raised the bar in the mid-range smartphone market with the launch…
Meet Afri Ride, SA’s latest ride-sharing app [Q&A]
Another day, another ride-sharing or ride-hailing app is launched. The latest is Afri Ride, which launched in December and offers travellers the ability to…
Tunisian taxi scooter startup IntiGo raises over $300k from angel investors
Tunisia’s IntiGo, a taxi-scooter startup, has raised over $300 000 in investment from angel investors. An article in Tunisian business news site El Boursa yesterday…
Silicon Durbs to host one-day tech conference in city
Durban is not just a nice place to grab a wave. Local tech initiative Silicon Durbs hopes to turn the city into a thriving tech…
New $100m Nuwa Capital fund to target MENA, East African startups
Former Wamda Capital managing partner Khaled Talhouni has launched Nuwa Capital, a new fund to invest in tech startups in the Middle East North Africa…
Founder looking to raise $20k to release story of one of Africa’s first fintech startups
Canadian Mike Quinn is looking for a cool $20 000 from backers to fund the publication of a book he has written on the…
Egypt’s Vezeeta raises $40m in Series-D round
Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta has secured $40-million in a Series-D round led by Gulf Capital, one of the Middle East’s largest alternative asset management firms….
African Women Leadership Fund to provide capital to support female fund managers
A new fund, the African Women Leadership Fund (AWLF) will provide capital to both first time and experienced fund managers that invest in majority…
New African Angel Academy to offer training on angel investing
UPDATE (13 February 2020): We adjusted the headline, by removing “ABAN” after being alerted by Fraser Consulting, that the academy is an initiative of not…
SA startup Howler secures second round of funding [Updated]
UPDATE (10 February): This article has been updated to reflect that one of the three investors, Techstars, contributed $150 000 in Howler’s latest round….
Ethiopian startup Gebeya raises $2m in seed funding
Ethiopian edtech startup and online marketplace company Gebeya has raised $2-million in seed funding in a round co-led by Partech and Orange Digital Ventures…
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