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almentor raises $10m to accelerate growth in MENA

almentor, an Egyptian edtech company, has raised $10 million in growth capital in a pre-series C round led by e& capital, the tech investment…

Seacom boosts Africa’s economy with Equiano cable

Seacom, a leading telecommunications and managed services provider in Africa, has launched its services on the Equiano subsea cable after the cable landed in…

Engen Pitch & Polish: Here’s your chance to shine

Attention entrepreneurs and start-up founders. Are you looking for an opportunity to take your business to the next level and gain nationwide exposure? Look…

Women entrepreneurs seek greater investment support

African women business leaders and innovators gathered at the Africa Investment Forum’s special evening session on International Women’s Day to discuss the challenges they…

Blockchain Africa Conference unleashes tech potential

The Blockchain Africa Conference kicks off in Sandton today, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the potential of blockchain technology and its ability to…

Nigeria launches $672m fund to boost tech, creative sectors

Nigeria has launched a $672 million fund to support young investors in the technology and creative sectors. The fund targets individuals between the ages…

Hong Kong steps up efforts to attract African start-ups

Hong Kong is fast becoming a top destination for start-ups from around the world, and for good reason. With a thriving innovation and technology…

Nigeria’s Anchor joins Y Combinator’s new start-up cohort

Backed by Y Combinator, a United States-based accelerator, the Nigerian start-up Anchor has launched its public beta API infrastructure to make it easier for…

Octiv closes eight-figure series A round with Knife Capital

The South African gym management software platform Octiv has reached a monumental milestone in closing their eight-figure series A funding round from a leading…

WorldRemit fintech transforms lives in rural Cameroon

With one in every five Cameroonians living abroad, remittances play an increasing role in the West African nation, believes Imane Charioui, WorldRemit director for…

Should investors target Africa in tough economic times?

The evidence is clear: Africans are increasingly entrepreneurial and there’s a lot of investment value to be unlocked in Africa, writes Spear Capital partner…

Africa Tech Week honours ‘giants who transform continent’

The seven winners honoured during the recent Africa Tech Week Award were commended for their contributions to transforming and bringing technology closer to Africa….

New project to train 1 million software developers in Africa

In a bid to train one million software developers across Africa by 2027, Power Learn Project (PLP), Adanian Labs SA and the ICRD Group’s…

African mobility fintech Moove joins forces with Uber

Moove, an African-born start-up with a growing global customer base of mobility entrepreneurs, has launched in Europe with an electric vehicle rent-to-buy model that…

Egyptian start-up launches new mental health platform in SA

The Egyptian-founded healthtech start-up Shezlong has now also spread its wings to South Africa, bringing its popular psychotherapy platform to the country amid increasing…

Pezesha closes $11m funding round to scale fintech

Pan-African fintech Pezesha has raised pre-series A investment of $11 million – a mixture of $6 million in equity and $5 million in debt….

Black Umbrellas bring the va-va-voom to KZN start-ups

KwaZulu-Natal start-up entrepreneurs will have easy access to assistance to grow their business with the launch of the Black Umbrellas incubation lounge at the…

Zanzibar lifts veil on new Wasoko hub for start-ups

African e-commerce company Wasoko has launched the Wasoko Innovation Hub in partnership with the Zanzibar government. Located in Fumba Town, the new hub will…

‘Buy now, pay later’ market in SA to reach R2bn soon

Hundreds of thousands of South Africans are paying for their goods by using buy now pay later (BNPL) which is growing between 10% and…

Cape Town start-up fuels Trevor Noah’s audio tours

A Cape Town-based start-up, VoiceMap, drives the technology behind the soon-to-be launched interactive self-guided walking tour launched by Trevor Noah’s satirical news TV programme…

Cassava Technologies bags $50m investment to fund growth

Pan-African technology company Cassava Technologies has attracted $50 million investment from C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm that invests in cyber security, space…

[Opinion] How women-led start-ups can transform Africa

An African drive for gender equality and women’s empowerment has consequently given rise to women entrepreneurs and women-led start-ups on the continent, writes Aimée…

These four countries are leading Africa’s start-up scene

Unperturbed by the Covid-19 pandemic, international investors have continued to pour money into the African continent’s start-up scene — but that influx of cash…

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