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Egypt-based food-tech startup secures six-figure seed funding

Egypt-based food-tech startup Ordera, a mobile application focusing on enhancing the pick-up and drive-thru experience in the food and beverage industry, has announced the…

New grant programme launches for SA small businesses

Globally popular and widely used social media platform, Facebook has launched a grant programme to provide funding for over 200 eligible South African small…

SA female-owned startup receives R4.2-million investment

Job Crystal, a female-founded startup, has received R4.2-million in funding from Enygma Venture’s Shift Fund. Applications for the Shift Fund are still open and…

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in fintech, TradeSafe

Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow. The partnership will allow for TradeSafe to target commodity and M&A transactions…

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in fintech, TradeSafe

Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow. The partnership will allow for TradeSafe to target commodity and M&A transactions…

Cape Town-based tech startup secures $6-million funding

An award-winning AI manufacturing company and South African tech startup, DataProphet, has raised $6-million in funding. The innovative tech startup aims to utilise the…

Egypt startup Paymob raises $3.5-million

Paymob, an Egyptian founded digital payment provider has announced that it has raised $3.5-million in investment funding. The investment will be used to expand…

SA-owned LightWare receives $1.5-million investment

LightWare LiDAR, a South African company supplying world-class microLiDAR sensor technology to leading global companies has secured an investment of $1.5-million (R25-million) from Sanari…

Shift Fund reopens applications for funding

Enygma Ventures’ subfund Shift, has opened for the second round of funding for entrepreneurs and innovators in Africa who either have existing businesses or…

New early-stage Venture Capital Fund to back cohort companies launches

South African based business accelerator, Grindstone has launched a new Venture Capital Fund, Grindstone Ventures, dedicated to providing early-stage equity funding to its cohorts…

SweepSouth receives investment from Futuregrowth

SweepSouth, a South African company has received an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth. Amrish Narrandes, Head of Unlisted Equity Transactions…

Giraffe secures funding from Unicef innovation fund

Giraffe has received grant funding from Unicef”s innovation fund and will utilise the funding to empower South Africa’s youth to become employable. Founded in…

Entrepreneur-driven Venture Capital Fund E4E Africa launches in SA

Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs Africa(E4E), a new venture capital fund aimed at building internationally successful businesses owned by South African entrepreneurs has launched. Backed by…

Moroccan edtech startup secures over $400 000 in funding

KoolSkools has raised over $416 000 (MAD 4-million) in funding securing over $312 000 (MAD 3-million) from Marco Numeric Fund II and over $104…

Sea Monster bags $1-million investment

Cape Town-based, animation, gaming, and AR/VR company, Sea Monster has secured a $1-million investment from FirstRand’s Vumela Fund. Founded in 2011, Sea Monster was…

Nigerian B2B eCommerce startup secures $10-million

TradeDepot has raised $10-million in a pre-Series B equity round co-led by Partech, International Finance Corporation, Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), and MSA Capital. The new investment will enable…

SA Fintech startup secures $300 000 in seed funding

The fintech startup, Franc, has raised $300 000 in funding within the first half of 2020 which forms part of a wider round of…

Zambian fintech startup receives $1-million investment

Lupiya, a Zambian based microfinance startup has received an investment of $1-million from Enygma Ventures, a US venture capital (VC) fund. Founded in 2015,…

New Section 12J impact study shows scheme has been a success says association

The Section 12J Association of South Africa says a new impact report shows that the Section 12J incentive has not only managed to create…

Nigerian micro-investment portal Trove nets new funding, from angel networks

Nigerian micro-investment platform Trove has secured further funding, this time from three local angel networks. Trove’s app enables users to invest in bonds and stocks in Nigeria…

SA startup SmartWage raises R6m to expand payday solution

Johannesburg based startup SmartWage has raised a R6-million investment to help it to grow its solution that allows companies to give employees instant access…

Egyptian edtech OTO Courses nets investment

Egyptian edtech OTO Courses, which offers online English language courses to individuals and businesses, has raised a six-figure dollar investment. Tech publication Menabytes reported…

Another report, another number, for VC investments in African startups [Opinion]

Those in Africa’ tech startup scene can be forgiven for being confused when asked how much venture capital (VC) goes to the continent’s startups….

Ingressive Capital grows African tech fund to $10m

Lagos based venture capital (VC) fund Ingressive Capital has announced that it has doubled its investment fund to $10-million, to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups…

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Venture capital

Egypt-based food-tech startup secures six-figure seed funding

New grant programme launches for SA small businesses

SA female-owned startup receives R4.2-million investment

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in fintech, TradeSafe

Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in fintech, TradeSafe

Cape Town-based tech startup secures $6-million funding

Egypt startup Paymob raises $3.5-million

SA-owned LightWare receives $1.5-million investment

Shift Fund reopens applications for funding

New early-stage Venture Capital Fund to back cohort companies launches

SweepSouth receives investment from Futuregrowth

Giraffe secures funding from Unicef innovation fund

Entrepreneur-driven Venture Capital Fund E4E Africa launches in SA

Moroccan edtech startup secures over $400 000 in funding

Sea Monster bags $1-million investment

Nigerian B2B eCommerce startup secures $10-million

SA Fintech startup secures $300 000 in seed funding

Zambian fintech startup receives $1-million investment

New Section 12J impact study shows scheme has been a success says association

Nigerian micro-investment portal Trove nets new funding, from angel networks

SA startup SmartWage raises R6m to expand payday solution

Egyptian edtech OTO Courses nets investment

Another report, another number, for VC investments in African startups [Opinion]

Ingressive Capital grows African tech fund to $10m

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