Startups

Google announces 15 women-led start-ups for Africa accelerator

Google has taken a significant step towards empowering women entrepreneurs in Africa by announcing three initiatives aimed at providing resources to help them succeed….

Over-C gets $1.2m investment for risk innovation

Over-C Limited, a leading property management software platform, has secured £1 million (about $1.2 million) in equity investment from Ayre Ventures. As part of…

Vodacom Tanzania awards top tech start-ups with $85k

Vodacom Tanzania, in partnership with Smart Lab, has announced the three winners of the second season of its digital accelerator programme. The top three…

Fawry and Syrve partner to enhance F&B payments in Egypt

Fawry, the leading e-payments solutions and banking services provider in Egypt, has partnered with Syrve, an all-in-one restaurant management system, to introduce a seamless…

Workpay secures $2.6m in pre-Series A funding round

Workpay, a Kenyan HR payroll start-up co-founded by chief executive Paul Kimani and COO Jackson Kungu, has secured Ksh 342 million (about $2.6 million)…

Egypt’s Copal and Mastercard launch family payment app

Cairo-based fintech start-up, Copal, has teamed up with global payments technology company, Mastercard, to launch Egypt’s first family payment and expenses management application. The…

AI start-up raises $1.65m to democratise healthcare access

South African health-tech start-up, Envisionit Deep AI, has raised S$1.65 million from New GX Ventures SA with an additional undisclosed amount from the GIIG…

Nigerian fintech Touch and Pay wins $50k in challenge

A Nigeria-based fintech, Touch and Pay, has won a $50 000 cash prize in this year’s edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. This announcement was…

Climatetech VC firm Satgana announces first closing of $30m fund

Mazi Mobility, a Kenyan start-up building a network of electric motorbikes, is among the first three planet-positive start-ups who received investment from climatetech venture…

Stitch, Peach Payments launch instant EFT checkouts

South Africa-based digital payments gateway Peach Payments and API fintech Stitch have partnered to enable online merchants across the country to accept secure, low-cost…

17 funds that could power your net-zero start-up

The world is running out of time to meet its net-zero sustainability targets, and business as usual will not help us reach the…

29 investor meet-ups now confirmed for #AESIS2022

This November, a record of 29 cities across Africa and beyond will play host to an in-person gathering of investors in the biggest Africa…

Women in tech start-ups drive good governance

Women in tech start-ups in South Africa make up less than 25% of the workforce but those that do thrive, stand out. Amanda Fischer…

MaxAB raises $40m to fuel growth, regional expansion

MaxAB, a food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, has announced the close of…

Big boost for AI solutions as Spatialedge acquires Cape AI

AI solutions provider Spatialedge has acquired Cape AI, a South Africa-founded tech start-up on a mission to help businesses grow by enabling them to…

SBC AfriTech scouting for start-ups disrupting key verticals

Technology start-ups from critical industry verticals can now apply to join the third cohort of the Telecel Group’s Africa-wide accelerator programme. Startupbootcamp Africtech says…

AfricArena to showcase global partnerships at Grand Summit

More than 75 start-ups from across the world are set to touch down in Cape Town for the AfricArena Grand Summit, a week-long event…

Moving start-up Wise Move hits the road with a smile

Wise Move, a South African start-up, is set to disrupt the country’s transportation industry with its brand-new platform. After years of development, it is…

50 tech founders join forces through Pando DAO

The founders of more than 50 tech start-ups across Africa have joined forces through Pando DAO, an autonomous organisation with a mandate to develop…

Roboost closes six-figure round to automate deliveries

Previously known as Tayar, the Egyptian technology start-up Roboost has secured a six-figure figure seed round from Falak Startups and AUC Angels. Additionally, it…

From SA to the world: Strove closes major funding round

South African healthtech start-up Strove is set to transform employee wellbeing around the world after closing its latest funding round led by a Japanese…

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Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

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