Bolt
Funding Ride-hailing

Bolt Raises €100m to Help Scale From Ride-Hailing to Other Services

Bolt, an Estonia headquartered ride-hailing firm, has raised €100 million from Naya Capital Management. The new funding takes the company’s

mPharma
Funding Health

mPharma, a Ghanaian Healthtech Firm Scores $17m Led by CDC Group

MPharma, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has raised $17 million investment led by CDC Group. The funding round which Quartz reports

Off grid energy
Entrepreneurship Renewable Energy

22 Startups Shortlisted for All On, USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge

Twenty-two Nigerian startups have been shortlisted for the 2020 USADF – All On Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge says the Shell

Startups
Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Digital Francophone African Startups and SMEs

With the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding around the globe and its subsequent global economic crisis, particularly affecting startups and SMEs on

Apollo Agriculture
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Apollo Agriculture Secures $6m Investment to Accelerate Growth

Apollo Agriculture, a Kenyan agritech startup has invested $6 million series A funding led by Anthemis to accelerate growth. The investment

Aerobotics
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

SA Agritech Startup Aerobotics Scores $5.5m From Naspers Foundry

Aerobotics, a South Africa startup has raised $5.5 million from Naspers through its early-stage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry. Aerobotics

Giphy
Acquisition

Facebook Buys GIF Company Giphy For $400m

Facebook has announced that it had acquired Giphy for a reported sum of $400 million. Giphy — whose trove of

Brimore
Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Brimore Raises $3.5 Million Investment Led by Algebra Ventures

Brimore, an Egyptian direct end-to-end distribution Startup has closed $3.5 million pre-Series A round led by Algebra Ventures. The funding

Africa4Future
Accelerator AgricTech

4 Nigerian Startups, 6 Others Join Africa4Future Accelerator Program 2020

The 10 African agritech startups that will participate in the 3rd cohort of the Africa4Future Accelerator Program 2020 have been

Apps Funding

Egypt-Based Instabug Scores $5m Led by Accel to Fix Bugs in Mobile Apps

Instabug, Egypt, and San Francisco headquartered startup has raised $5 million led by Accel to fix bugs in mobile apps