South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
Travel booking platform Glocaltravel.io wins Seedstars Harare
Glocaltravel.io, a travel booking platform developed by Africabookings.com, has been named the winner of this year’s Seedstars Harare pitching event. Glocaltravel.io will now represent…
Ivorian startup Lifiled named Seedstars Abidjan winner
Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named Ivorian startup Lifiled the winner of this year’s Seedstars Abidjan pitching event. The startup offers…
Two African startups chosen for third cohort of MAN Impact Accelerator
Two African startups — Nigerian drone manufacturing startup Arone and Ugandan based solar-powered motorcycles provider Zembo — are among eight companies that have been chosen…
Kenyan startup Twiga Foods closes $30m Series-B round
Nairobi-based mobile-based B2B distribution platform Twiga Foods announced today that it has secured almost $30-million in a new round led by Goldman Sachs. It follows the $5-million…
SA’s Pineapple wins R22.5m in US startup competition, reveals new funding round
Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Pineapple has won first prize and $1.5-million (R22-million) in VentureClash, a $5-million global venture challenge for early-stage companies, run by US-based Connecticut Innovations….
Endeavor selects Egyptian, Nigerian entrepreneurs to join organisation
Five African entrepreneurs from Egypt and Nigeria have been have been selected to join Endeavor‘s entrepreneurs programme. The non-profit organisation, which supports high-impact entrepreneurs around…
PayFast launches Split Payments option, designed for platform commerce [Sponsored]
Online payment gateway, PayFast, has launched Split Payments, a SA-first that instantly splits a portion of an online payment with a third party. The…
Here are the Ivorian startups pitching today at Seedstars Abidjan
Seedstars World, the Swiss emerging market startup competition, has named the nine companies that will pitch today at Seedstars Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The…
Swvl co-founder Mahmoud Nouh resigns from Egyptian startup
Mahmoud Nouh, the co-founder and COO of Cairo-based transportation service Swvl, has resigned from the company and its board. Tech publication Menabytes, citing a…
Mastercard Foundation regional centre seeks edtech solutions for one-year programme
Do you have an edtech product that has the potential to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Africa, as well as ensure…
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