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Nigeria’s Anchor joins Y Combinator’s new start-up cohort

Backed by Y Combinator, a United States-based accelerator, the Nigerian start-up Anchor has launched its public beta API infrastructure to make it easier for…

Y Combinator reduces investment size to $125k, cites economic concerns

US-based seed-stage accelerator, Y Combinator (YC), is reducing the standard deal of its investment from $150 000 to $125 000. However, it is maintaining its…

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…

Wallets Africa raises fresh capital from Samurai Incubate, Mozilla, Michael Seibel

Nigerian fintech startup, Wallets Africa, has raised an undisclosed round of investment. Founded in 2018, Wallets Africa makes it easy for users to transact across…

From Lagos to San Francisco: Emmanuel Gbolade’s journey building Termii

In 2014, Emmanuel Gbolade founded communication-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, Termii, with Ayomide Awe. Starting off, they offered digital marketing support services to digital and fintech…

Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10m in Series-A round

Nigerian healthtech Helium Health has raised $10-million in a Series-A funding round co-led by UAE-based investor Global Ventures and Singapore and Nairobi headquartered Africa…

‘Breadfast looking to expand outside of Egypt after latest seven-figure raise’

Breadfast, a Cairo-based startup which delivers breakfast products to its users, is preparing to close a Series-B round and has just launched what its…

Here are 20 accelerators, incubators for African startups to apply for in 2020

Is your startup looking for technical assistance to develop its minimum viable product (MVP), funding or new clients or partnerships with corporate clients? If…

Nigeria’s Kobo360 closes whopping $20m Series-A round led by Goldman Sachs

Nigerian logistics platform Kobo360 has closed what is likely the second biggest investment for an African tech startup in 2019 so far, after concluding…

Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m

Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among…

Egypt’s Breadfast reported to have raised a ‘seven-figure’ investment led by 500 Startups

Breadfast, a Cairo-based startup which delivers breakfast products to its users, is reported to have raised a “seven-figure” Series-A round led by 500 Startups…

Here are the 15 winning blockchain applications from ETHCapeTown

From a blockchain application that helps raise funds for some of the world’s most endangered species, to an incentivised peer-to-peer streaming platform, to an…

Nigeria’s Kobo360 named Disrupter of the Year at 2019 Africa CEO Awards

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has been named Disrupter of the Year at the 2019 Africa CEO Forum Awards in Kigali, Rwanda. The awards were…

Africa-focused VC fund Outlierz Ventures announces first five investments

Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day

At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this…

Microtraction looking to invest outside Nigeria says partner Dayo Koleowo

Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction is looking to do “some non-Nigerian” deals this year, its former principal investment officer and newly appointed partner Dayo…

Here are 8 accelerators, incubators African startups can apply for in 2019

Whether your tech startup is looking to secure funding or new clients, or whether you need technical assistance developing a minimum viable product or…

How Daniel Gross’s Pioneer Tournament proves that talent is everywhere [Q&A]

For former Apple director Daniel Gross — who runs US accelerator Y-Combinator’s AI-track and recently launched a global talent search fund — talent is everywhere….

Kobo360 lands $6-million equity investment from World Bank’s IFC

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s e-logistics platform helps…

Y Combinator increases deal size to $150k, adds investment contract types

US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has increased its standard deal size of the investments it makes, from $120 000 to $150 000, while keeping its…

Nigerian payments startup Paystack raises $8m in Series A round led by Stripe

Nigerian payments startup Paystack has raised $8-million in a Series A funding round led by US payments company Stripe. US tech publication Tech Crunch…

Y Combinator opens applications for Winter 2019 funding cycle

Looking for up to $120k in investment? US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has opened applications for its winter 2019 funding cycle. Interested startups have until…

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 closes $1.2m seed round

Nigerian logistics startup Kobo360 has raised $1.2-million in a seed round led by US venture capital firm Western Technology Investment. The startup, which was…

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