Photos of Pope Francis wearing a puffed up jacket including some funky new school footwear have been trending, showing the 86-year-old pontiff exuding some…
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $25-million
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured $25-million in a Series B funding round led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. The round also included participation from Adjuvant Capital, KdT Ventures, Plexo…
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…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020]
SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will…
Nigerian healthtech 54gene closes $15m Series-A raise
Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has closed a $15-million Series-A round. The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a US based life sciences fund. Adjuvant Capital’s…
