In the past few months, Microtraction has invested in these startups CowryWise, Thank U Cash and Bitkoin Africa. The early-stage investment platform is at
These companies represent a new class of investment opportunity coming up across the African continent. The selected ventures have strong
Cairo-based community management platform iCommunity has raised $600 000 from Egyptian VC firm Algebra Ventures in a Series-A funding round. The startup — which
Tunisian robotics startup Enova Robotics has raised a US$1.6 million funding round to create a French branch and expand its
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech Africa fund. In a statement, L’Oréal executive vice-president for
The engagement forms part of 4Afrika’s commitment to empowering local African technology start-ups, by providing them with access to venture
South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO plans to expand in high-growth Asian markets after securing $52M investment from led by
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced its top 10 nominees for its prestigious Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 awards. This year’s Call
Nigerian startup Crop2Cash, which connects farmers with capital and markets, has been named the winner of the Wennovation Hub Agri-Tech
South Africa mobile journalism network Hashtag Our Stories has netted $150 000 in funding from social media Snapchat and a place in the US