VC4A
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Investment SMEs Startup Venture Capital

Application Opens For VC4A Venture Showcase 2019

VC4A (Venture Capital For Africa) is looking for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on

Inclusivity Solutions
Entrepreneurship Funding Insurtech Investment

InsurTech Startup Inclusivity Solutions Secures $1.5m Series A Funding Round

Inclusivity Solutions, the company that designs, builds and operates digital insurance solutions, has completed a US$ 1.5 million first tranche

PayU
Africa Business Digital Fintech Payment

PayU Readies to Compete With mPesa as it Launches in Kenya

PayU, a fintech company that provides payment technology to online merchants, has launched its payment service in Kenya and come

WorldRemit
Business Digital Fintech Payment

WorldRemit Launches New Product For Business Payments to Nigeria

WorldRemit, a leading digital money transfer company has launched WorldRemit for Business, a new service that enables small and medium-sized business owners to

Liquid Telecom
Acquisition Funding Investment

Creadev, a French Investment Company Acquires $5m Stake in Twiga Foods

Creadev, a French investment company, has announced that it has acquired a $5 million stake in Kenya-based agrictech startup, Twiga

Norrsken
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Hub Investment SMEs

Swedish Impact Hub, Norrsken Launches Tech Fund and Entrepreneurship Hub in Kigali

Sweden’s Norrsken Foundation, a coworking space, and investment fund launched its tech fund and entrepreneurship hub in Rwanda to support ventures

Kenya
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

World Bank, Kenya launch $50m Entrepreneurship Project

Kenya and the World Bank have launched Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) aimed at providing a platform for Kenyan

Swvl
Business Transport

Egypt’s Leading Bus Booking Startup Swvl Set to Launch Nigeria

Swvl, a Cairo-based bus booking startup is set to launch in Lagos, Nigeria by mid-July with 50 buses. Nigeria will

FinTech
Africa Events Fintech

Hurry! Apply For Opportunity to Pitch at Finnovation World Kenya Summit

African fintech startups have been invited to apply for an opportunity to pitch their innovative and scalable ideas at the

Google’s Educator Grant
Edtech Social Entrepreneurship Technology

Two Nigerian EdTech Startups Awarded Google’s Educator Grant

Two Nigerian EdTech startups have been named among the organizations that will receive Google’s Educator Grant. The startups are Young