Catalyst Fund
Africa Fintech Funding Payment Technology Venture Capital

3 Africa-Focused Fintechs Selected For Catalyst Fund’s 2019 Cohort

The Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding

Orange
Funding Investment Smartphones Technology Telecom

Orange Invests in KaiOS in a Bid to Close Africa’s Digital Divide

In a bid to close Africa’s digital payment and boost internet access in the continent, Orange contributed to the recent

MDaaS
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Social Entrepreneurship

MDaaS Global Set to Launch 100 Additional Centres After Raising $1m

MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed a seed funding totaling US$1

Naspers
Funding Investment Startup

Naspers Buys $2.1m Stake in South Africa Online Cleaning Service SweepSouth

Naspers has made the first investment through its new Naspers Foundry startup fund, buying a stake in Internet-based domestic cleaning

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Business Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

MAX.ng Raises $7m to Scale Moto-taxi Transportation in Africa

MAX.ng, the pioneering Nigerian mobility startup, announced today that it has raised $7 million from an elite group of strategic

Swvl
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Bus Booking Startup, Swvl Raises $42 Million As it Prepares to Launch in Lagos

Swvl, an Egyptian app for booking buses, has raised $42 million as it prepares to debut in Lagos and finalise

MIT D-Lab
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding People SMEs Social Entrepreneurship

MIT D-Lab Awards Fellowship to Six East African Social Entrepreneurs

The MIT D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowship program, which offers one year of support to social entrepreneurs bringing poverty-alleviating products to market at scale, has announced

Pithc Ethiopia
Acquisition Africa Entrepreneurship Event SMEs Startup Venture Capital

Pitch Ethiopia: Lions@frica & Gebeya Partner to Showcase Ethiopian Startups

Lions@frica and Gebeya are joining forces to present the inaugural edition of Pitch Ethiopia on July 6, 2019, at the UN Economic Commission

startup
Business Funding SMEs Startup Tech Tips

What to Do When Your Startup is Running Out of Money

Running a startup is one of the most fulfilling and yet hardest jobs you can have. It is great to

Investment Sports Venture Capital

Egypt’s Fantasy Sports Startup, Eksab Secures Undisclosed Funding From 500 Startups

Eksab, the leading Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in Egypt has announced a six-figure seed investment investment from 500 Startups