Startups

Moove secures $76m funding to drive global expansion

Moove, the ground-breaking mobility global fintech, has announced a substantial infusion of $76 million in new funding, a testament to its mission of revolutionizing…

Knife Capital: $50m Series B fund triumphs

In a significant development for African innovation, Knife Capital has successfully concluded the final close of its $50 million African Series B expansion fund,…

Remedial Health’s $12m win: Boosting Africa’s pharma chain

Remedial Health, a leading African healthtech start-up, has secured $12 million in an equity and debt funding round. The company specialises in developing solutions…

Voia raises $2.8m, paves way for filmmakers everywhere

Voia has successfully secured £2.2 million (about $2.8 million) in pre-seed funding from private investors. The start-up, founded in 2022 and boasting a team…

Startupbootcamp AfriTech invites ASIP applications

Startupbootcamp AfriTech, an accelerator programme cultivating African start-ups, has opened applications for the fourth cohort of its highly commended ASIP accelerator programme. Providing a…

$15m loan boosts African start-ups in Cape Verde

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Cape Verde, an island nation located off the western coast of Africa, have announced the…

SA Innovation Summit to ‘unlock Africa’s tech power’

The African tech scene is burgeoning with unprecedented opportunities for local start-ups, as advancements in AI, blockchain, renewable energy, and other pioneering technologies become…

AgriKool sees rapid growth following retailer deal

In what has been a transformative year, AgriKool, a small agricultural business based in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, has seen exponential growth after establishing a…

DePoly raises $13.8m, aims to revolutionise plastic recycling

The plastic pollution problem has met a formidable foe in DePoly, a deep tech company that is using its unique chemical recycling process to…

InfoDocs: Start-up streamlines CIPC requirements

In a startling revelation, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) reports that an overwhelming 72% of registered companies in South Africa fail to…

African start-ups secure $4m boost from Black Founders Fund

Google for Startups (GfS) has announced the 25 African-based start-ups selected to receive funding from this year’s $4 million Black Founders Fund. The initiative…

Nigerian foodtech start-up Vendease honoured by WEF

Vendease, a Nigerian foodtech start-up, has been awarded as a 2023 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF’s prestigious annual list…

Yellow secures $14m for African solar finance

Yellow, a ground-breaking tech start-up focused on off-grid solar asset finance in Africa, has successfully closed its Series B funding round, raising $14 million….

Eze raises $3.7m to revolutionise African electronics market

Eze, the leading B2B wholesale marketplace for used and new electronics, has successfully raised $3.7 million in seed funding to drive its expansion plans…

Maltento secures $3.3m to grow insect-based feed solutions

Maltento, a company dedicated to unlocking the functional compounds of insect-based feed solutions, has recently concluded a capital raise of $3.3 million with Sand…

Dawi Clinics secures $8m for expansion in Egypt

Dawi Clinics, the largest chain of outpatient care in Egypt, has raised EGP 250 million (about $8 million) in funding to support the expansion…

Viva AfricArena: African innovation, French investment

The clock is ticking for technology enthusiasts and investors looking to be a part of the highly anticipated Viva AfricArena Summit. With just three…

VFA launches Go-To-Market bootcamp for African start-ups

Venture for Africa (VFA), a talent community and a leading source for top tech start-up hires on the continent, has announced that applications are…

Top Southern African start-ups announced at GITEX Africa

Fifteen start-ups hailing from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have emerged victorious in this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards, part of the esteemed…

$250k up for grabs to energise African start-ups

The Energy Investment Village’s highly anticipated pitching event, known as the “lion’s den” of the energy sector, has announced an extension of the submission…

DataPathology raises $1m seed round with AZUR Fund

DataPathology, an African healthtech start-up specialising in digital pathology, has raised its second seed round of funding. The round, amounting to $1 million, was…

Franc: Simplifying investments for South Africans

Franc, the acclaimed investment app, is making waves in the financial industry as it spearheads a mission to democratise savings and investments for South…

Nomba secures $30m to overhaul African payments

Nomba, a payment service provider for African businesses, has raised $30 million in a pre-series B funding round led by Base10 Partners, a San…

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