On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Endeavor selects Kobo360’s Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele to join organisation
Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has welcomed two new African entrepreneurs into its global network — Ife Oyedele…
SA startup Carry1st raises $2.5m seed round
Cape Town based startup Carry1st, which is looking to use games to build what could be Africa’s first super app, has raised seed round…
SA tech company Wyzetalk in ‘multi-million’ euro investment from Dutch investors
SA founded tech company Wyzetalk it has landed a “multi-million” euro investment from Dutch investment company CNBB Venture Partners. Wyzetalk — which helps connect large…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/05/2020]
Zimbabwean edtech SMBLO has announced that it has signed up its 1000th registered student, since the launch of its e-learning platform on 1 May….
Zambia’s BongoHive opens applications for fintech challenge
Zambian tech hub BongoHive has launched a tech challenge to explore opportunities for financial inclusion and innovation from aspiring entrepreneurs in the fintech space….
SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.3m in second tranche of Series-A round [Updated]
Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has secured a $1.3-million investment in the second tranche of its Series-A round, the startup announced in…
Ghanaian startup mPharma raises $17m investment
Ghanaian healthtech startup mPharma has reportedly raised a $17-million investment. The Accra based medicine benefits and inventory manager, which was founded in 2013 by…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/05/2020]
A Cape Town based company known for its contributions to HIV drug-resistance testing, Hyrax Biosciences, has released a software tool to detect mutations in…
Sanofi announce names of 11 startups to pitch in AfricaTech Challenge
Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the names of 11 startups that will take part in an online pitch next month as part of…
Kenya’s Mesozi Group nets $350k for its MarketForce 360 retail platform
Kenyan tech company the Mesozi Group has landed a $350 000 investment to fund the expansion of its retail tech platform MarketForce 360. The investment came…
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