South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
Here’s who’s pitching at this afternoon’s Seedstars Praia
Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the nine Cape Verde startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Praia. The event kicks off at…
Facebook Accelerator London now also open to startups from Africa
Facebook has for the first time invited African startups to apply to join its 12-week London accelerator programme — for the third edition of the…
Zambian fintech Zazu announces it’s raised $1.4m
Lusaka-based fintech Zazu announced yesterday in a blog post that it had raised $1.4-million in funding. The startup, which is registered in the UK…
Algerian ride-hailing startup TemTem raises $4m Series-A round
Algiers-based ride hailing startup TemTem has raised a $4-million Series A round from Luxembourg-based Tell Venture Automotive and other unnamed investors. TemTem was founded…
Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform MaxAB nets over $6m
Cairo-based B2B e-commerce marketplace MaxAB announced today that it has closed a $6.2-million seed round. MaxAB said in an earlier statement that the round…
SA edtech Snapplify snaps up over R29m in expansion capital from funders
Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it had raised $2-million (over R29-million) in expansion capital. The money was raised from two SA…
Mastercard Foundation’s $200m initiative to increase access to funding for Senegalese startups
Senegalese startups are set to benefit from increased access to funding through the Mastercard Foundation‘s $200-million Young Africa Works initiative. The foundation announced in…
Here are the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa regional winners
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has selected the four Africa regional final winners of its MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. MIT announced the winners last…
TechCabal’s Friday townhall event to focus on transport, logistics tech in Africa
Are you in Nigeria this week? Want to know more about Africa’s mobility sector, the challenges it is facing and what the future holds?…
Egypt’s Career 180 raises $100k in seed funding from EdVentures
Cairo-based career advising platform Career 180 has raised a $100 000 seed funding round from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr Publishing…
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