Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Startup

Seedstars and FDFA Announce MENA and African Startup Winners of Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2021

Seedstars and The Peace and Human Rights Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has announced 20 global startup

Ed Partners Africa
Edtech Education Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9m to Fund Affordable Private Schools

Kenyan edtech startup, Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised $1.9 million to expand its presence

Labs by ARM
Accelerator Fintech

Labs by ARM Announces Five Startups For 2021 Fintech Accelerator Program

Five startups have been accepted into the third cohort of the Labs by ARM Accelerator Program, designed to support the

uKheshe
Fintech

Ukheshe and KCB in Deal to Boost East African Payment Services

In an initiative that will see the growth and development of payment services within the East Africa region, leading digital

GoGettaz
Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship

12 Young African Entrepreneurs Selected For GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize

Twelve young entrepreneurs from across Africa have been named as finalists in the inaugural $100,000 Generation Africa GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize.

MEST
Africa Entrepreneurship Investment

Pan-African Incubator, MEST Invests $1.1M in 11 Startups From its 2019 Cohort

MEST, a pan-African incubator has announced that 11 startups from its 2019 cohort will each receive $100,000 investment. The recipients

Acquisition Apps Fintech Payment SMEs Startup

OneFi Expands Its Footprint With the Aquisition of Payment Startup Amplify

Online lending startup OneFi has expanded its fintech footprint in Nigeria with the Amplify for an undisclosed amount.  OneFi will take over

Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship Startup

Growsel Receives Software Donation From Oracle NetSuite For Its Agric Crowdfunding Program

Growsel, the award-winning nonprofit agricultural crowdfunding organization that connects underserved Base of the Pyramid smallholder farmers with lenders across the

Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Startup Technology

Vinsighte, Ina Lite and Farmally Emerge Winners of the Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge

Vinsighte, Ina Lite and Farmally have emerged in the Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge, following a pitch event, which held