Startups

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…

Egyptian food delivery start-up seeks $10m in seed funding

Billed as the first mobile app in the country’s food-tech industry to specialise in table and meal reservations, the Egyptian start-up Bonbell has closed…

SweepSouth grows from start-up to pan-African marketplace

In many respects, there’s never been a better time to launch and grow an African start-up. The continent is home to a growing labour…

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…

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….

Grey raises $2m to simplify cross-border payments

Nigerian fintech start-up Grey has raised $2 million in seed funding. This allows the business to further simplify sending and receiving foreign payments in…

Investment readiness: 5 tips for start-up founders

It’s a hard fact that all founders learn in their start-up journey: although securing funding is like finding the Holy Grail for entrepreneurs, that…

15 African start-ups shine in UCT accelerator programme

Fifteen promising African start-ups are through to the next phase of e-Track, a three-phase venture acceleration programme known as Venture Exploitation. This is presented…

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…

This start-up went from zero to app hero, and you can too!

When a South African tech start-up, iiDENTIFii, developed a biometric identity solution and entered it into the MTN Business App of the Year Awards,…

Web3, fintech start-ups invited to pitch at Accra summit

So, you’re the founder of an Africa-based Web3 or fintech start-up. You’re ready to scale – even if that means traveling to Accra in…

Hello Tractor joins new Nigerian agri innovation hub

The award-winning agritech start-up Hello Tractor is among the first organisations to join the Edo Agri Digital Innovation Hub. This is a brand-new Pan-African…

Grindstone selects Level Finance for entrepreneurship programme

Level Finance, a South African fintech start-up, is among the 20 finalists who made the cut for GrindstoneXL, the entrepreneurship development programme by Grindstone….

Kenya-based start-up Afya Rekod partners with UK group

Medi-science International Limited and Kenya-based start-up Afya Rekod says it will partner to transform healthcare delivery through improved access to personal health data in…

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