Four young scientists, accompanied by Eskom Expo’s Business Manager, Mmamoloko Rancia Riba, won their place to represent the country at the Indonesia competition, renowned…
Nigerian healthtech DrugStoc secures investment from Growth Capital
Nigerian social innovation fund Growth Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Lagos-based Nigerian drug procurement platform DrugStoc. Growth Capital is a Nigerian based…
‘AI-focused Cortex Ventures to begin investing by year-end’
Cortex Ventures, a Cape Town based fund that aims to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) developments, expects to make its first investments in the…
Catalyst Fund selects three Africa-focused fintech startups for accelerator programme
Three Africa-focused fintech startups — namely Turaco, Chipper Cash and Salutat — have been selected to join the Catalyst Fund‘s accelerator programme. The Catalyst Fund…
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…