F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Joburg-based fibrePOYNT receives funding to provide internet to townships
South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation’s entity The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has announced that it is funding the distribution of antenna-based high-speed…
Kenyan e-mobility startup Ecobodaa secures funding
Nairobi-based tech startup Ecobodaa has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Persistent, Zurich-based venture capital and private equity firm that focuses on investing in…
Egypt fintech secures $18.5-million in series funding round
Cairo-based fintech startup Paymob has secured $15-million in a Series A funding round led by Global Ventures, the UAE-based venture capital firm with participation…
Funding black female entrepreneurs is crucial to SA’s startup growth
Globally, growing attention is rightly being paid to the issue of underfunding of diverse founders in general, and women in particular, in the startup…
