Bernard Arnault
People

Bernard Arnault Briefly Overtakes Jeff Bezos As World’s Richest Person

Bernard Arnault and his family, owners of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), briefly dethroned Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest. However,

SolarX Africa
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

Malian Solar Startup, SolarX Africa Raises Additional Funding From Energy Access Ventures

SolarX Africa, a Malian solar startup, has announced the closing of additional funding from Energy Access Ventures (EAV), an early-stage

Topship
Logistics Startup

How Topship Plans to Help African Merchants Participate in Global Trade

In 2020, a pandemic ground the global economy to a halt. In that torrid period, Topship was born to fill

Jobberman
Entrepreneurship Job Training

Jobberman Partners With NYSC to Train 120,000 Youth Corpers a Year

Jobberman has partnered with the Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a bid to train 120,000 youth corpers a year.

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Startup

European Startup Accelerator Startup Wise Guys Expands to Africa With First Program in Namibia

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced B2B startup accelerator, is expanding its programs to Africa. The accelerator has a program

Egyptian Startups
Funding Investment Startup

10 Egyptian Startups Raise $55.3mln in 2021

A total of 10 Egyptian startups have raised about $55.3m since the beginning of 2021, according to online startup platform

Mozare3
Fintech Funding Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Agri-Fintech Startup, Mozare3 Seven-figure Pre-seed Funding Round Led by Algebra Ventures

Mozare3, an Egyptian agri-fintech startup, has closed a seven-figure pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with

Flat6Labs
Funding Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Closes Second Fund at $13.2m, Increases Cash Offerings For Startups

Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program, and fund, has announced the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50

Mono
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Mono Raises $3m Seed Funding to Offer Reliable Access to Financial Accounts in Africa

Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup, has raised a $2M seed round of funding from Entrée Capital (Investors in Kuda),

Quidax
Cryptocurrency

African Crypto Exchange, Quidax Raises Over $3m From Public Sale of its Token, QDX

Quidax, the African cryptocurrency exchange, raised over 7,772 BNB ($3 million) from the public sale of its token, QDX. The