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African startups can now apply for next e-Track cohort

Applications for the upcoming e-Track programme, hosted by UCT GSB Solution Space, have just opened. This three-phase venture accelerator was developed by a specialised…

Cape Town based Locstat raises investment from Grindstone Ventures

Cape Town based advanced analytics company, Locstat, has secured undisclosed amount of funding from Grindstone Ventures. Founded in 2016, Locstat enables customers to unlock…

SmartWage seed round raises $2M to transform African workforce

Human resources and communications technology start-up SmartWage raised $2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round that drew participation from Idris Bello (founding partner…

Adtech startup addvirtt exits stealth to democratise sports advertising

South Africa-based sports advertising start-up addvirtt is plugging African brands into the formerly unattainable high impact, high-value TV visible advertising inventory of Europe’s biggest…

DabaDoc partners with Orange to launch a medical video-consultation service

Moroccan healthtech startup, DabaDoc, and Orange, the French multinational telecommunications corporation, have joined forces to launch DabaDoc Consult, a brand new service allowing the…

Nigeria’s Kwik secures $2M in Series A funding round

French-Nigerian B2B startup Kwik, a provider of SaaS logistics services to social vendors and e-commerce platforms in Africa, has successfully closed its $2 million…

4DX leads $3M Eksab seed round

Egyptian fantasy football start-up Eksab raised $3 million is a seed round led by 4DX Ventures. The round also drew participation from Darwazah Capital,…

Nestcoin raises pre-seed capital to accelerate Web3 adoption

Web3 application builder Nestcoin raised $6.45 million in pre-seed capital. This new funding will enable the company to expand its global operations and invest…

Kenyan fintech Ubawa secures $350K seed funding

Ubawa Technologies, 2021 African Start-up Awards Start-up of the Year winners for Kenya, has secured $350 000 in seed funding from Nigerian VC Platform…

CompariSure raises R15M in Pre-Series A round lead by local VC firms

South African startup, CompariSure, has raised R15 million ($980 000) from Cape Town based HAVAÍC and 4Di in a Pre-Series A funding round lead…

Speedinvest leads $3M pre-Series A funding for Ghana fintech OZÉ

Ghanaian fintech OZÉ provides bookkeeping tools for business owners to understand and improve their performance as well as access to capital to fuel growth….

Alpha Intelligence Capital leads $100M InstaDeep Series B

Tunisian artificial intelligence start-up InstaDeep announced that it raised $100 million and closed a successful Series B funding round led by Alpha Intelligence Capital…

South African HR software startup, Wamly, secures second round investment

Wamly, the video interview software startup founded by Francois de Wet in 2018, has secured a 2nd round investment from South African venture capital…

Partech launches accelerator to help European startups expand to Africa

Paris-based tech investment firm Partech has launched Chapter54, an accelerator programme to support European startups wanting to expand into Africa, via its innovation division,…

Sengalese logistics company, PAPS, raises $4.5M in Series A funding

Many global companies like Amazon, Alibaba and JD have built massive companies by leveraging strong logistics infrastructure. The biggest problem for many companies, especially…

Recruitment AI start-up Job Crystal is here to help SMEs

Job Crystal, a women-led, South African recruitment website offering online solutions since 2015, has announced the launch of a world-first, AI-powered tool. CRYSTAL uses machine…

Carry1st funding round brings a16z investment to Africa

Africa’s leading mobile games publisher Carry1st announced a $20 million Series A extension that drew participation from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), Avenir and Google. Grammy…

POA closes $28M funding round to expand internet service

Infrastructure investment platform Africa50 led a $28 million funding round to support internet service provider Poa Internet’s expansion in Kenya. The equity investment will…

Periculum launches in Nigeria to build credit assessment infrastructure

Canadian fintech startup and credit assessment company, Periculum, has launched in Nigeria to tackle the challenge of domestic credit in underserved markets. The company…

Up to R1m up for grabs in the uYilo eMobility Programme Kick Start Fund

Established in 2013 as an initiative of the Technology Innovation Agency (Act 26 of 2008), the uYilo eMobility Programme is a multi-stakeholder programme that…

Applications now open for the Circular Economy Accelerator incubator

The Fetola Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), an initiative that aims to provide South African entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses in the circular economy…

Lipa Later gains $12m funding to expand credit footprint in Africa

Odyssey Capital’s flexible payment fintech start-up Lipa Later closed a $12 million pre-Series A funding round that will help it expand its service into…

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