Investment

Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Rwanda’s Hence Technologies Secures $1.8M Funding

Hence Technologies, a Rwandan online marketplace for lawyers, has closed

Acquisition

Astute Imaging Acquires Egyptian Deep Technology AI Startup DilenyTech

Astute Imaging, a provider of imaging guided therapy and procedure

Startup Women

Mercy Corps Ventures Partners GreenHouse Capital For Female Focused Investment Readiness Bootcamp

Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) in partnership with GreenHouse Capital has

Netflix
Video Streaming

Netflix Rolls out Plans to Combat Password Sharing

Netflix has disclosed its plans to crackdown on password sharing

Funding Investment

Big Cabal Raises $2.3m Seed Funding Led by MaC Venture Capital

Big Cabal Media [BCM], a Nigerian media firm, has closed

IFC
Venture Capital

IFC Invests $5m in Disruptech Ventures Fund

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed $5 million in

Venture Capital

Luno Unveils Venture Capital Arm Luno Expeditions

Luno, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched its venture capital arm

Edtech

How an Edtech Startup Ran out of Money & Shut Down

Lido Learning, an Indian edtech startup, made $1.5M last year.