Africa’s booming tech scene has no shortage of unicorn dreams and startup success stories. But behind every breakout company is often a network of…
SA fintech Fundrr finally lands funding after being turned down by 50 angels
Try and try again. That’s what the founders of Joburg based fintech startup Fundrr, which lends to small businesses, have had to do to…
SA fintech LulaLend raises $6.5m from the IFC, Quona Capital
Cape Town based fintech startup Lulalend has closed a $6.5-million (R92-million) Series-A round led by the World Bank’s IFC and Quona Capital. The startup, which was…
Latest investment will help food delivery startup dominate Egypt – Elmenus CEO
Egyptian food delivery startup Elmenus today announced that it has secured an investment from Foodora co-founder and DeliveryHero VP Julian Dames. Elmenus CEO Amir…
On demand video production platform Vidr nets investment from Cape angels
A Cape Town based entrepreneur hopes to transform fast-turnaround video production through a new platform called Vidr, which last month clinched an undisclosed amount…
