Payment

Why Scan to Pay Quick Response Beats Cash, Cards and Transfers

Quick response (QR) codes have become part of everyday life in recent years. From leaflets and billboards to menus and

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

BII Commits $26.5m to AFEX to Address Food Security in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, announced a US$26.5 million commitment to AFEX,

Andela
Technology

Andela Launches An Integrated, End-to-End Platform to Bolster Global Remote Tech Hiring

 Andela, the private marketplace for technical talent, has announced the Andela Talent Cloud, an integrated, end-to-end platform to match global technologists

Yellow
Clean Energy CleanTech Energy Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Yellow, an African PayGo Solar Startup Secures $14m to scale in Africa

Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa, has raised $14 million in series B funding

Fawry
Fintech Payment

Orange Egypt Partners With Fawry to Enhance Digital Payment Services

Orange Egypt has signed a partnership agreement with Fawry, the provider of e-payments and digital finance solutions in Egypt, to

ARM Labs Techstars
Accelerator

ARM Labs Techstars Program Unveils 12 Startups For its Inaugural Cohort 

The ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator program has unveiled its inaugural cohort of 12 startups – 10 Nigerian and 2 Kenyan.

Funding Loans

eWAKA Secures a $540k Loan from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Start-up Fund

eWAKA, a Kenyan sustainable mobility startup, has received strategic support from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Start-up Fund

Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures’ Approach to Investing in Startups

Launch Africa Ventures is a pan-African venture capital fund that has backed over 100 early-stage startups in more than 20

NOMU
Merger

Egypt’s Appetito Merges with Saudi-based Jumlaty to Form a New Entity, NOMU

Appetito, an Egyptian food tech startup and Saudi-Arabia food tech, Jumlaty, have announced their merger into a new entity, NOMU

DAAYTA
Competition

APPLY: Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2023

ARM in partnership with TechnoVision (TVC) announces that the 2023 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA)