Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has raised venture debt of about $56 million from the European Union’s development bank to
UNICEF has announced the opening of the first African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) in Lilongwe, Malawi as part of
Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based Venture Capital firm has launched the Samurai Africa Fund II, a new $18m fund targeted at
3X4 Genetics, South African biotechnology startup has raised $2.5 million from US venture capital firm Alethea Capital Management. The startup
Five Female entrepreneurs have been named winners at the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub pitch competition aimed at supporting gender-inclusive economic growth.
The Rise Labs powered by the Rise Networks has selected 14 Nigerian Startups for the 2019 Artificial Intelligence Ideathon. The
247Medic, a Nigerian healthtech startup has been named among the winners of the African App Launchpad Cup whose grand finale
Uber, the global ride-hailing firm has launched in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan. This brings the number of cities Uber
Farmshine, a Nairobi based agritech startup has raised $250,000 investment from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens sector-agnostic
Leap Africa in collaboration with Union Bank of Nigeria, has unveiled the 20 startups selected for the 2019/20 Social Innovators