Ascent
Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first

Quidax
Cryptocurrency

First Token Launches on Julpad on May 19 with African Crypto Exchange, Quidax

Cryptocurrency exchange Quidax has announced that it will be launching

Flutterwave
Partnership

Flutterwave, Basketball Africa League Announces Multi-year Partnership

Flutterwave and The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced a

Bolt
Bfree
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, BFREE Raises Seed Round to Tackle Rising Consumer Debt in Africa

BFREE, a Nigerian fintech startup, that focuses on improving consumers’

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

AWABAH, Crop2Cash and 12 Other Fintech Startups Joining CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has selected

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology

Online Retail
Retail

Report: South Africa Online Retail Hits R30-billion

Online retail in South Africa more than doubled in just

AI Expo Africa
Competition

AI Expo Africa, Wesgro, and Zindi launch the Deepfake Africa Challenge

AI Expo Africa, in partnership with Wesgro Film and Media Promotion and

MFS Africa
Fintech Funding

MFS Africa Invest $3 Million in Cameroon Fintech Firm, Maviance

MFS Africa,  the pan-African cross-border payments startup, is not a