Barcelona was buzzing as Mobile World Congress 2025 wrapped up, showcasing groundbreaking innovations set to reshape the digital landscape. This year’s event wasn’t just…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/06/2020]
Presenting his special adjustment budget yesterday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said he expects the SA economy to contract by 7.2% in 2020, the country’s…
Ingressive Capital grows African tech fund to $10m
Lagos based venture capital (VC) fund Ingressive Capital has announced that it has doubled its investment fund to $10-million, to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups…
Entries open for fifth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards
Entries are now open for the sixth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which aim to showcase the continent’s most innovative mobile and tech ventures. The…
Catalyst Fund selects three African fintech startups for accelerator programme
Three African tech startups have been selected to take part in global inclusive fintech accelerator the Catalyst Fund‘s latest cohort. The three African firms…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/06/2020]
South Africa’s unemployment rate for the first quarter increased to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade. The rate is expected to rise…
Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative opens call for 2020 edition
Inclusive Fintech 50 is now open for applicants. The initiative aims to identify 50 innovative fintech startups driving financial inclusion and resilience for the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [23/06/2020]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa needs entrepreneurship and investment to recover from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This, as SA food…
The Future is Female Mentorship Programme offer PR training for African founders
US public relations (PR) company C Moore Media is calling on African female founders to apply to a public relations (PR) and communications mentorship…
Former Springbok Bryan Habana’s Paymenow nets R4m seed funding round
Stellenbosch based fintech startup Paymenow today announced that it had landed a R4-million investment from ViaMedia, which is part of the Digital Ecosystems Group…
Egypt’s MoneyFellows lands $4m Series-A deal
Egyptian fintech platform MoneyFellows has secured $4-million in a Series-A investment from venture capital (VC) firms Partech and Sawari Ventures, as it works towards…
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