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Kenyan tech startup secures $475 000

Nairobi-based tech startup, CashBackApp has secured $475K in a pre-seed funding round led by Lofty Inc, Sherpa Ventures and Loyal VC with participation from…

CDI’s Growth Fund opens grant applications for growing SMMEs

The pandemic has seen businesses large and small offer free goods and services, grants and other support to small enterprises, reflecting the heart and…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

CDI Capital Growth Fund opens funding applications for small businesses

CDI Capital Growth has announced that it is opening applications for funding grants to help small businesses, with the aim to create 600 news…

Cape Town-founded tech startup secures R42-million

Cape Town-founded mobility tech startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured R42-million in funding from Naspers. This investment forms part of R201-million funding round led by Naspers Foundry,…

SA tech startup Sendmarc secures funding

Johannesburg-based tech startup Sendmarc has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in an investment round led by Kalon Venture Partners with contribution from Endeavor South Africa‘s…

New startup support programme launches for Kenyan entrepreneurs

Based in Germany, The Federal Development Ministry (BMZ) has launched DeveloPPP Ventures, a programme that aims to empower Kenyan startups by providing entrepreneurial support and a…

South African tech startup raises R2.2-million

LetMeIn.to, a local tech startup that has created an innovative software-based access management service, has secured R2.2-million in funding from an undisclosed impact investor. …

Cape Town online retailer Yebo Fresh secures funding

Local online shopping service Yebo Fresh has announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from E4E, Mark Forrester, Dale…

New micro financing VC fund for black women in tech launches

South Africa’s first solely black-woman-owned private equity fund for underrepresented tech startups, Khula Lula,Lula, has officially launched. Khula Lula is the country’s first solely…

New partnership to expand e-logistics technology solutions across Africa

In a reported first of its kind on the African continent, Imperial, a company focused on providing integrated market access and logistics solutions have…

Agritech innovation fund worth $50 000 open for applications

FarmCrew has created an innovation fund that awards 10 African founded agritech startups an opportunity to receive a $50 000 investment fund. This fund…

We should be funding camels, not hunting unicorns [Opinion]

Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster offers insight into his personal views on investing in camels, startups that are able to adapt and survive under…

A guide to understanding fintech business funding options

Ventureburn is hosting a new webinar series in partnership with Bridgement, a fintech startup that assists SMEs to replenish cash flow via an easy-to-use…

Egypt startup launches with six-figure seed funding

An Egypt-based and delivery focused startup, dreevo, has secured a six-figure pre-seed fund from EF Logistics, a third party logistic services provider. dreevo has…

Five South African Venture Capital firms

Funding is an integral part of upscaling a startup and one of the main mechanisms to access capital is through venture capital companies. Securing…

Eight African tech startups compete for € 10 000

Eight African tech startups focusing on the legal industry are competing for the ultimate prize of € 10 000 in funding and a spot in…

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-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…

Local healthtech startup receives investment funding

Guidepost, a diabetes telemedicine startup has received a joint investment from AlphaCode, the fintech investment of Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, and local investment fund…

SA TV and Film relief fund worth R8.3-million opens

A film and television relief fund worth R8.3-million has been established by Netflix in partnership with the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) and supported by…

Microsoft SA invests R40-million in SA agriculture sector

Microsoft South Africa has announced an investment of up to R40-million in South Africa’s agriculture sector, which is one of the country’s critical industries driving…

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…

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