MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $40m Funding For Expansion

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round,

Awards Fintech

Ukheshe Takes Another Step Closer to Unicorn Status As it Comes Second in Prestigious KPMG Global Tech Innovator Launch

The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Africa competition came to an exciting close this week and saw Africa’s future

kalon venture partners
Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners Raises a $17.5m to Invest in South African Startups

Kalon Venture Partners, the South African Venture Capital company, has raised $17.5 million to successfully complete its final Section 12

Mastercard
Report

74% of SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa Optimistic About Future Growth: Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index

After facing unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

Telecel Group
Accelerator

Top 10 startups Selected For 2021 Cohort of Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator

Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa’s top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech, has selected the 10 tech

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

FSD Africa Investments Invests US$4.5m in Nithio FI to Support Scale-up of Off-grid Energy Access in African Markets

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of  FSD Africa, has today invested US$4.5m in Nithio FI, a renewable energy financing

Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton
Entrepreneurship Women

APPLY: Win ₦5m & a Mini MBA in Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 3

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class business

Accelerator Event Startup

Participants in the iNOVO Accelerator Programme Share Their Experiences As They Graduate

Designed to empower 10 early-stage Nigerian startups that are solving challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in January 2021, the UK-Nigeria

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia Report

More than 50% of Jumia Sellers in Nigeria, Kenya are Women

Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and