Irish Tech Challenge
Startup

APPLY:  Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI),

PAM Africa
Clean Energy CleanTech

PAM Africa Launches First Ever Net Zero Village in Africa 

PAM Africa, a renewable energy company that provides quality energy access through Solar PV, Grids, Batteries and Innovation, has announced

BioNTech
Acquisition

BioNTech to Acquire InstaDeep to Strengthen Pioneering Position in the Field of AI-powered Drug Discovery, Design and Development

BioNTech and InstaDeep have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which BioNTech will acquire InstaDeep, a leading global

MEST Africa
Startup

Senegal’s Kwely Emerges As Winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has announced Senegalese tech startup Kwely as the winner of the 2022 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC); a pan-African tech

Grinta
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Grinta Raises $8m Investment Led by Raed Ventures and Nclude

Grinta, an Egyptian fintech-enabled B2B tech platform digitising the pharmaceutical supply chain, has raised $8 million seed round co-led by

Mastercard
Fintech Payment

Fintech Emerging as Africa’s Most Vibrant Sector-Mastercard Study

Fintech startups in Africa grew 81% in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the

Jumia
Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Jumia and Zipline have announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The pilot program

ArabyAds
Funding Investment

ArabyAds Secures $30m Pre-Series B Funding Round From AfricInvest For Global Expansion

ArabyAds, the AdTech company in the MENA region, has raised US$30 Million in a Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest,

EGYPT'S MYLERZ RAISES $9.6 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND LED BY LORAX CAPITAL PARTNERS
Africa Funding Logistics

Egypt’s Mylerz Raises $9.6 Million in Funding Round Led by Lorax Capital Partners

Mylerz, an Egyptian last-mile delivery and fulfilment innovation company, today announced the closing of a $9.6 million round led by

Catalyst Fund
Fintech

Four African Fintech Startups Selected For Catalyst Fund 10th Cohort

Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has selected four African fintech startups for its tenth cohort. They will