Bfree
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, BFREE Raises Seed Round to Tackle Rising Consumer Debt in Africa

BFREE, a Nigerian fintech startup, that focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled credit management solution, has raised

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African

AWIEF
Accelerator Women

Nedbank, AWIEF Partner For Fourth Cohort of AWIEF Growth Accelerator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored

Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment

GIZ Egypt Unveils $120m Funding Targeted at First-time Fund Managers

GIZ Egypt, in partnership with Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), Endure Capital and Changelabs, has launched

Carry1st
Funding Game Gaming Investment Venture Capital

Carry1st Raises $6m Series A Funding to Scale its Mobile Games Portfolio in Africa

Carry1st, a South African mobile games publishing startup has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Konvoy Ventures

fDi
Report

South Africa, Kenya Tops African Tech Ecosystems As Nigeria Ranks 5th-fDi Report

Despite Nigeria’s seemingly vibrant tech ecosystem, the country has been ranked 5th in the inaugural fDi report on African Tech

DAAYTA
Competition Entrepreneurship Startup

Tope Sulaimon of Scrapays Wins ₦12m Grant at ARM’s DAAYTA 2021

The finalists’ pitch event for the 2021 edition of the Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme held on April

Expert DOJO
Accelerator Fintech

Two African Startups Join Expert DOJO International Accelerator For Their Spring 2021 Cohort

Expert DOJO has accepted 13 diverse startups-two of which are from Africa, into their Spring 2021 cohort for their International

Ecobodaa
CleanTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ecobodaa, E-mobility Pioneer in Kenya Secures Undisclosed Funding From Persistent Energy

Ecobodaa, a pioneer e-mobility startup, leading the revolution of the electric motorbike taxi (bodaboda) in Kenya has raised undisclosed funding

Samurai Incubate
Venture Capital

Samurai Incubate Closes its Oversubscribed Fund At $18.6m

Samurai Incubate Inc. has officially closed its second Africa fund “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” after successfully having raised 2.026