Startups

Africa’s top start-ups off to Copenhagen for GSA finale

Winners of last year’s African Startup Awards will be traveling to Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, in March to showcase their solutions to some of the…

Oikocredit invests $5m in Yellow to grow solar energy market

The African fintech start-up Yellow, a supplier of pay-as-you-go off-grid solar solutions and appliances, says a $5-million loan from social impact investor Oikocredit enables…

Lulalend secures $35m to scale its lending business

In an arid investment landscape, Lulalend, a South Africa-based digital lender catering to underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has finalised a transformational $35…

Grindstone X announces top 10 women entrepreneurs

Grindstone, in partnership with Naspers Labs announced the first 10 women entrepreneurs to benefit from its entrepreneur accelerator programme, GrindstoneX. GrindstoneX was formally launched…

14 start-ups to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit

A Nigerian legaltech is among the 14 start-ups announced to pitch live at the upcoming Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Earlier today, organisers…

Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion

Convergence Partners, a leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at…

Plant-based start-ups eligible for up to $300k

The ProVeg Incubator – the world’s first and leading alt-protein start-up accelerator – has increased the amount of investment it makes in start-ups that…

GoodOnes secures $3.5m to ‘free memories from camera rolls’

The start-up GoodOnes raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by TLV Partners with participation from Liquid2 Ventures (Joe Montana’s fund), as well as…

Job seekers turn to HRTech platform myPiitch for video CVs

With job seekers now spending up to 40 hours a week looking for work, the HRTech platform myPiitch has become the latest start-up to…

Taking payments online, SchoolHub is too cool for school

It’s back to school and if you’re a parent, you may feel frazzled just thinking about all the associated admin and logistics. KwaZulu-Natal dad…

Nigerian agritech Releaf secures $3.3m pre-series A funding

The Nigerian agritech start-up Releaf has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round. The new funding will support the launch of…

Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

Campus-based start-ups, pre-seed start-ups with market validation and product prototype, and seed start-ups can now enter the Burning Heroes Founders Association’s first Africa edition…

3 techpreneurs use blockchain to drive financial inclusion

Three South African technology entrepreneurs are hopeful that their early-stage blockchain called Fraxeum will change the world of finance. This, as more institutions, banks…

Centbee closes R17m funding round with Ayre Ventures

“We have the right vision, products and team to drive exponential growth for our investors,” said Centbee co-chief executive Lorien Gamaroff after the fintech…

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Raising capital for a small South African business is quite a daunting experience, writes Dr Thommie Burger from JTB, a leading business plan company….

Egypt’s fintech titan Fawry partners with Classera

Egyptian payment start-up Fawry has partnered with Classera, a distance learning technology provider, to enhance e-payment services and integrate digital payment solutions of both…

Kubik builds low-carbon homes from plastic waste

The award-winning sustainable technology startup Kubik has announced its latest seed-stage investment from the GIIG Africa Fund. The raise establishes GIIG Africa as the…

Ventures Platform fund surpasses $40m target

A pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, Ventures Platform, closed its early-stage and intercontinental fund at $46 million. This…

Supply chain start-up Suplyd closes $1.6m funding round

Suplyd, an Egypt-based start-up that digitizss supply chain operations for the MENA region’s hotels, restaurants, and catering (HORECA) industries, announced their $1.6M pre-seed round…

ScarabTech secures seed raise from GIIG Africa Fund

Several commercial projects across Africa, Asia and Australia are on the cards for cleantech start-up ScarabTech following a seed funding round from GIIG Africa…

R6m in 6 weeks: Here’s how GoGetta did it

Two African start-ups, Shuthuka Flagship Farm and Trailored, have raised more than R6 million (about $350 000) in just six weeks through equity crowdfunding. The…

8 climatetech innovators shine at UN demo day

Three climatetech start-ups from Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen won $6 000 each following a Middle East and Africa-wide hackathon presented by the Youth Climate Innovation…

Lessons for launching an African fintech in 2023

Anyone looking to launch an African start-up in 2023 must be sorely tempted to do so in the fintech space – provided they have…

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Startups

Africa’s top start-ups off to Copenhagen for GSA finale

Oikocredit invests $5m in Yellow to grow solar energy market

Lulalend secures $35m to scale its lending business

Grindstone X announces top 10 women entrepreneurs

14 start-ups to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit

Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion

Plant-based start-ups eligible for up to $300k

GoodOnes secures $3.5m to ‘free memories from camera rolls’

Job seekers turn to HRTech platform myPiitch for video CVs

Taking payments online, SchoolHub is too cool for school

Nigerian agritech Releaf secures $3.3m pre-series A funding

Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

3 techpreneurs use blockchain to drive financial inclusion

Centbee closes R17m funding round with Ayre Ventures

Need funding in 2023 for your SME? Check out this list

Egypt’s fintech titan Fawry partners with Classera

Kubik builds low-carbon homes from plastic waste

Ventures Platform fund surpasses $40m target

Supply chain start-up Suplyd closes $1.6m funding round

ScarabTech secures seed raise from GIIG Africa Fund

R6m in 6 weeks: Here’s how GoGetta did it

8 climatetech innovators shine at UN demo day

Lessons for launching an African fintech in 2023

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