MYDAWA
Grant Health

Kenyan Online Pharmacy Startup, MYDAWA Receives $1.2m Grant From Gates Foundation

MYDAWA, a Kenyan online pharmacy startup, has received a $1.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to

Africa Health Holdings
Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Africa Health Holdings Closes $18m Series A Funding to Expand Telemedicine Services into Nigeria and Kenya

Africa Health Holdings, an African healthcare startup, has raised $18 million in a Series A round to expand its telemedicine

DrugStoc
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Online Pharmaceutical Firm, DrugStoc Secures $4.4m Funding

DrugStoc, a Nigerian online pharmaceutical firm, has closed a $4.4 million Series A funding led by Africa HealthCare Master Fund

Helium Health
Acquisition Health

Helium Health Acquires Middle East Doctor Booking Platform, Meddy

Helium Health, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has announced the acquisition of Meddy, a Middle East doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount.

Shamiri Institute
Health Investment Venture Capital

Shamiri Institute Raises $1m to Expand Mental Health Interventions for Kenyan Youths

Shamiri Institute, a Kenyan mental health startup, has announced that it has raised $1 million from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. This funding

Bypa-ss
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Bypa-ss Closes $1m Preseed Funding

Bypa-ss, an Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from investors such as Magic Fund, Acuity Ventures, Launch

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare

RecoMed
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

SA’s RecoMed Secures $1.5m Funding Led by Vurani Fintech Fund

RecoMed, a South African online healthcare marketplace, has raised a $1.5 million financing round led by Vunani Fintech Fund. The

mPharma
Acquisition Health

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, mPharma Expands to Uganda, Acquires Vine Pharmacy

mPharma, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has expanded into Uganda with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Vine Pharmacy. mPharma

Mental health
Health

Creating Inclusive Workplaces to Boost Mental Health

Mental health has been in the spotlight recently, with people under strain from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and top athletes