GreenHouse Capital
Accelerator

13 Startups Selected GreenHouse Capital, Microsoft the Scale-Up Accelerator Program

GreenHouse Capital and Microsoft have announced that 13 start-ups across

Instagram
Instagram Social Media

Instagram Adds Amber Alert Feature to Help Find Missing Children

Instagram has announced that it is adding a new feature named

Afriland
Edtech

Nigerian Edtech Startup, Afrilearn Joins Latest Cohort of UNICEF Innovation Fund

Afrilearn, a Nigerian Edtech startup, has been selected for the latest

AURA
Business Insurtech

AURA Partners With OUTsurance to Bolster Insurer’s Emergency Response Services

AURA, the South African on-demand armed and medical response platform,

Appetito
Acquisition Africa

Egypt’s q-commerce Appetito Acquires Tunisia’s Lamma for an Undisclosed Amount

Cairo-based Appetito is acquiring Tunisia’s Lamma to expand operations in

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Naspers Foundry Leads $3.3m Series A Investment in LifeCheq

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has

Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Betastore, a B2B Retail Marketplace, Secures $2.5m Investment

Betastore, a B2B retail marketplace for informal retailers, has secured

Health Partnership

54gene, ANSTS to Launch SEN-GENOME Genetics Research Study

54gene, the healthtech firm advancing African genomics research, has entered

Venture Capital Women

ShEquity Recieves $1.2m Grant From USAID Trade Hub

ShEquity Partners, an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in

Ecommerce Logistics

Namibian Last-mile Distribution eCommerce Startup, JABU Secures $15m Led by Tiger Global

JABU, the last-mile distribution e-commerce startup, has raised a $15