Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Ampersand Secures $9m Funding From International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to Scale Operations

Ampersand, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $9 million loan facility from the U.S. International Development Finance

Savvy
Entrepreneurship Funding

Savvy Secures New Funding From ITU and United Nations

Savvy, an entrepreneurial support organization, has secured an extra $25,000 in grant funding, which is their second grant for this

Kuzlo
Funding Investment

Egyptian B2B Marketplace, Kuzlo Secures Undisclosed Pre-Seed Funding

Kuzlo, a B2B marketplace that connects FMCG small retailers with wholesalers available in their area, has raised an undisclosed amount

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare

Product Launch

WorkPay, a Nairobi-based YC Graduate Expands to Nigeria

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has expanded to Nigeria. Founded in

Standard Bank
Digital Partnership

Standard Bank Group Selects Flutterwave to Drive Digital Transformation Efforts Across Africa

Standard Bank has partnered with Flutterwave to enhance digital payments experiences for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius,

Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African API Fintech, Stitch Raises $2m, Expands to Nigeria

Stitch, a South Africa API fintech startup, has announced that it has raised a $2 million seed extension and expanded

Meta
Facebook Meta Social Media

Facebook Changes Parent Company Name to Meta

Facebook has changed its parent company name to Meta. This was announced by Mark Zuckerberg at Connect 2021. Meta according

CcHUB
Accelerator

APPLY: The CcHUB Seedr Programme in Namibia

As part of the mandate of CcHub to support and contribute towards the growth and development of startups across Africa,

Catalyst Fund
Accelerator Funding Startup

Four Ghanaian Startups Receive Funding and Acceleration Support Through Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator program

The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo,  as the