Ukheshe
Interview

Meet Clayton Hayward, Serial Entrepreneur Leveraging Ukheshe to Reach Financially Underserved Market

Ukheshe, the South African fintech startup, is on topflight mode. It keeps innovating and expanding its services to the financially

Samurai Incubate
Venture Capital

Samurai Incubate Closes its Oversubscribed Fund At $18.6m

Samurai Incubate Inc. has officially closed its second Africa fund “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” after successfully having raised 2.026

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SHYFT Power Solutions Raises Additional $3,1m Seed Round to Accelerate Transition to Affordable Energy

SHYFT Power Solutions, which builds IoT and software to optimize distributed energy resource performance and operational efficiency in emerging markets,

RedBird
Health Startup

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, Redbird Secures $1.5M Funding to Expand Medical Testing Services Across Africa

Redbird, a Ghana health tech startup, has raised a $1.5 million investment to make medical testing in the country an

Uncovered Fund
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Japan’s Uncovered Fund Launches $15m Africa-focused fund, Announces 5 New Investments

Uncovered Fund founded by young Japanese investor Takuma Terakubo, has announced that it has established a $15 million fund to

AFRALTI
Training

IBM, AFRALTI Launch Open P-Tech For Young Kenyans

IBM and the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) have announced the Open P-TECH for Africa program which will provide

Carry1st
Game Interview

Meet Carry1st, a Startup That Wants to Change African Gaming Narrative

Many of the games in Africa are not indigenous to the continent. Despite these, some startups are gradually changing the

JUMO
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

SA Fintech Startup JUMO Scores $55 Million to Support Expansion Into Nigeria and Other Markets

JUMO, a South African fintech startup has raised  US$55 million in debt and equity funding to accelerate the startup’s expansion

Sanofi AfricaTech Challenge
Entrepreneurship Health Innovation

African Healthtech Startups Invited to Apply For Sanofi AfricaTech Challenge 2020

Sanofi has opened the application for African technology entrepreneurs and startups to apply for the AfricaTech Challenge 2020. AfricaTech is

Make-IT in Africa
Accelerator Innovation Hub SDGs

Make-IT in Africa Launches Challenge For Innovation Hubs

Make-IT in Africa, a tech entrepreneurship initiative implemented by GIZ is inviting innovation hubs and other intermediaries to pitch innovative,