Startups

Microsoft on a mission to help African start-ups scale

“South Africa is well established as one of the top four start-up ecosystems on the continent, and is leading the way for successful exits…

Can Africa’s start-up sector keep up its record funding run?

Start-ups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy, argues Thabiso Foto, chief financial officer at Founders…

African cleantech start-up shines on AfricArena world stage

While Africa’s venture capital ecosystem is still in its infancy, the co-founder of one of the world’s most innovative start-ups, Brayfoil Technologies, says AfricaArena’s…

New Seedstars platform to grow emerging VC managers

Seedstars is set to drive over $500 million of new funding into emerging and diverse managers. They will create more than 10 000 new…

Pre-seed investment platform for mission-driven start-ups

Mission-driven and underrepresented start-up founders in Africa are set to benefit from a new pre-seed investment programme announced by Flourish Ventures, a global venture…

Moroccan retail-tech start-up WafR now valued at $10m

Moroccan retail-tech start-up WafR has clinched a $120 000 funding round from First Circle Capital. WafR allows brands to broadcast smart promotions to grocers to…

LIQID lands $1.75m to pioneer sight-saving ocular implants

A South Africa-founded healthtech start-up, LIQID Medical, has secured investment to the tune of R30 million (about $1.75 million) from the SAB Foundation, an…

AIF fellows shine in engineering academy’s Africa Prize

Pan-African ecosystem builder WomHub says more than 100 women founders in the science, technology, engineering and manufacturing (STEM) value chain have excelled in the…

From garage to factory: this bakery start-up did it!

A youth-owned bakery start-up north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, is among the first tenants to move into the Dube TradePort Mini Factories. Bakers Gallery,…

Seedstars set to invest in 100 start-ups, including Africa

With $20 million committed by notable investors, Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV II) is set to invest in no less than 100 pre-seed and…

This SA start-up made $1m. in just one day!

Last month, local better-for-you soda brand, PURA Beverages, travelled to the United States to attend two of the top trade shows in the food…

Nigeria’s Kwik launches continent-wide e-commerce solution

Four months after raising $2 million in series A funding, the Nigeria-based start-up Kwik has expanded its offer of digital services with the launch…

Bizao on fast-track to becoming Africa’s top payment hub

After closing a $8 million series A funding round, the Côte d’Ivoire-based fintech start-up Bizao is on the fast-track to becoming Africa’s leading payment…

SA founders off to the US with app for neurodivergent kids

The founders of a South Africa-founded healthtech start-up, Augmental Technologies, spent three years studying the needs of parents with neurodivergent children before launching Tracto,…

From selling chickens to solving city challenges with Parket

It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship holds the keys to unlocking South Africa’s economic potential, with the government’s own National Development Plan envisioning 90%…

6 years later: Learning creates earning, says Sloom founder

As the founder of Sloom, South Africa’s first and only comfort-adjustable mattress, former salesperson Rudo Kemp has grown his one-man show into an exciting…

Kenya’s AfyaRekod launches blockchain patient portal in SA

The Kenyan e-health start-up AfyaRekod has launched its fully automated universal patient portal in South Africa, vowing to “change the face of patient care…

Student housing start-up goes global after investment deal

South Africa’s largest digital student accommodation platform, DigsConnect.com, has announced the closure of its Pre-Series A seed extension round after securing undisclosed multi-million Rand…

SA fintech start-up powers Soweto’s first lifestyle estate

Through an exclusive partnership with an estate in one of South Africa’s oldest townships, MortgageMarket.co.za has become the latest fintech start-up to steer a…

FoodTech: $420k boost to tackle food security in Africa

When South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the nation in July 2021 amid violence and destruction of property in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng…

Algorithms for social good: tech enables future of mobility

Traditional approaches to credit scoring mean that millions of working South Africans are denied fair access to vehicle financing – in turn, depriving them…

Fintech boom: African start-ups going from zero to hero

At the end of 2021, Africa saw close to $5 billion invested in tech start-ups. Fintech, especially, has seen one of the largest expansions with $2…

‘One-click API’ Stitch now makes it easier to move money

Payments and data API fintech start-up Stitch has unveiled its latest solution, Stitch Payouts, set to make it easier and faster for businesses to…

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