South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
BECO Capital closes $100m MENA-focused tech startup fund
Dubai-based early-stage venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital has announced it has closed a capital raise for a $100-million Middle East and North Africa…
IFC invests $1m in Flat6Labs Tunisia’s Anava Seed Fund to support women entrepreneurs
The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it is investing $1-million in Flat6Labs Tunisia’s Anava Seed Fund. IFC said in a…
Qwballies launches startup challenge for queer, non-binary, trans women
Non-profit organisation Queer Women in Business + Allies (Qwballies) is calling on queer African women to apply for its QWB+A Startups Pitch Challenge. Qwballies…
Meet the Ghanaian and Nigerian teams in FbStart Accelerator’s 2019 cohort
Facebook and Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) have announced the teams selected for the second cohort of the FbStart Accelerator. The accelerator, which launched its first…
VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase
African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase. The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their…
Egyptian online print shop PrintX raises $150k from a Saudi angel investor
PrintX, a Cairo-based online print shop, has raised $150 000 from Saudi angel investor Mohamed Elbazz. Tech publication MenaBytes reported in an article yesterday…
Smart solar geyser startup Plentify wins EDF Pulse Africa SA
Cape Town based smart solar geyser startup Plentify has been named the winner of the SA finals of the EDF Pulse Africa innovation contest….
Cape Verde ticketing startup Passafree wins Seedstars Praia
Cape Verde ticketing startup Passafree has been named as the winner of this year’s Seedstars Praia pitching event. The Praia-based startup has developed a mobile…
Egyptian health, beauty services startup Glamera raises $250k
Glamera, a Cairo-based health and beauty services startup, has raised a $250 000 seed round from an unnamed Saudi angel investor. The startup was…
Nigerian innovation centre CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub
Lagos-based innovation centre Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has acquired Nairobi-based tech innovation hub iHub for an undisclosed fee. CcHub explained in a statement yesterday that…
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