Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
Anzisha Prize opens 2020 applications, with $100k in shared money up for grabs
Today, the Anzisha Prize — Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs — is excited to announce that the 2020 call for…
Egyptian delivery startup raises Series-A round from France’s DPDgroup
Cairo-based delivery startup Bosta has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series-A round from French parcel delivery company the DPDgroup. This, according to an…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [16/02/2020]
Tomorrow in Cape Town, Dazzle Angels — an angel investment network aimed at funding women-owned startups — will run a networking and information session…
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…
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