Safetech

South African Emergency Marketplace, AURA Closes $4m Series A Funding Round

AURA, the African-based security and medical response marketplace, has secured $4 million (R62 million) in a Series A funding round, which

TLP Advisory
Legal Startup

Venture Law Firm TLP Advisory Goes Global To Support Africa’s Growing Tech Ecosystem

TLP Advisory, a Nigeria-headquartered legal firm focused on Africa’s tech industry, today announced its expansion into the UK, US and

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Sendbox
Funding Investment Logistics

Nigeria’s Sendbox Raises $1.8m to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs

Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform, has today announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including

LEO
Artificial Intelligence Technology

UBA’s LEO Continues to Evolve, Remains Smartest Banking Chatbot

 …Crosses 3 million user mark Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has in the last three

Zeelo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Shuttle and Bus Commuting Platform Zeelo Raises $12.1m for Accelerated Africa, US, UK and Europe Expansion

Zeelo, South Africa and Europe’s leading smart commuter mobility platform for organizations, has raised $12.1 million (R175M) to accelerate its

Startup

Seedstars and FDFA Announce MENA and African Startup Winners of Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2021

Seedstars and The Peace and Human Rights Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has announced 20 global startup

AURA
Health Security

AURA’s Digital Marketplace Platform Geared to Drive Change in Access to South Africa’s Security and Medical Services

Platform technology has introduced something new and different to the market. In another wave of positive disruption, these platform-based businesses

Funding Investment Press Release Startup Technology

SmartHotel Raises Additional $1m to Scale its Innovative Contactless Communication Software For African Hospitality Industry

SmartHotel, a startup that develops software for the hospitality industry, has closed a $1 million pre-series A round from Smok

Mastercard
AgricTech Blockchain

E-Livestock Global Launch Mastercard Blockchain-Based Solution to Bring Visibility to the Cattle Industry in Zimbabwe

E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its-kind solution powered by Mastercard blockchain-based Provenance solution, empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin