HMD Global
Funding Investment Smartphones

HMD Global, Home of Nokia Phones, Secures $230m Series A2 Funding From Google and Qualcomm

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has raised $230 million in a Series A2 round of funding from some

Uber
Product Launch Ride-hailing

Uber Unveils Intercity Bus Service in Egypt, A Global First

Uber, the global ride-hailing service, has launched an intercity bus service in Egypt with roundtrip routes between Cairo and Alexandria.

Uber
Business Partnership Payment Ride-hailing

Global Accelerex Partners With Moove to Make Payment Seamless For Uber Riders Across Africa

Global Accelerex has partnered with Moove, Uber’s preferred fleet partner in sub-Saharan Africa, to make payments seamless for riders across

Paxful
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

Paxful Announces Strategic Partnership With Global Crypto Exchange OKEx

Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, has joined forces with OKEx, one of the world’s largest and most diverse cryptocurrency spot

Western Union
Digital Payment

South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach With Western Union

Western Union and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces to enable the customers of the

Helium Health
Africa Health Venture Capital

Update: Helium Health Closes $10m Investment Co-led by Global Ventures and AAIC Japan

Helium Health, a West African digital medical records provider has secured a $10 million investment co-led by Dubai-based Global Ventures

Seedstars
Entrepreneurship Health Internet

Global Seedstars Summit to be Held Online

Seedstars has announced that its Global Seedstars Summit will be held exclusively online, from March 31 to April 3rd, 2020.

Global Air Drone Academy
Competition Events Technology

Nigeria’s Global Air Drone Academy Named Winner of African Drone Business Challenge

Global Air Drone Academy has been named winner of the first African Drone Business Challenge at a pitch event held

Elmenus
Entrepreneurship Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Food Discovery Startup, Elmenus Closes $8m Series B Round Led by Global Ventures

Elmenus, an Egyptian food discovery marketplace has secured $8 million Series B round led by Global Ventures and Algebra Ventures.

Go Global Africa
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship

African Startups Can Now Apply For Go Global Africa 2020

Go Global Africa is inviting applications from some of the most innovative African startups working in FinTech, AgriTech, HealthTech and