Fifteen startups from eight African countries have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator for
YMO, a Franco-Guinean start-up, has closed a new funding round led by Breega and INCO Ventures to accelerate the deployment
Applications for the third cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Startup powered by Google has now opened in Africa
Releaf, a Nigerian agritech company, has raised a $250,000 investment from Plesion Capital, a social impact venture capital firm. Releaf’s
Micro-Star International (MSI), gaming hardware and innovative business solutions in over 120 countries, has partnered with Fawry to facilitate payment
Workpay, the Kenyan human resources payroll startup, has secured a $2.7 million pre-series A funding from Launch Africa, Saviu Ventures,
Naked, a South African Insurance startup, has secured a $17 million equity investment led by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to
Chari, a Moroccan eCommerce startup, has raised $1 million invested from Orange Ventures, Orange’s venture capital investment arm. Grégoire de
Yodawy, an Egyptian digital healthcare startup, has secured $16 million in the first close of its Series B. The round
SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup, has raised $2.33 million in seed funding from lead investors including Nairobi-based Factor[e] and