Daystar Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Nigerian Solar Power Company, Daystar Power Secures $38m Series B Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

Daystar Power, a leading provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, today announced a Series B

Nawah Scientific
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Startup, Nawah Scientific raises $1m in pre-Series A

Nawah Scientific has announced the closing of a second pre-series A round of 1M USD in mixed equity and debt

Nigeria
Automobile

How Tech is Changing the Automotive Trading Experience in Nigeria

Mention the words ‘Nigeria’ and ‘consumer market’ there is a strong chance that words like aspirational, status, and price would

Accelerator
AgricTech

APPLY: SDG Impact Accelerator to Address Digital Agriculture Challenge in Uganda

The SDG Impact Accelerator (SDGia) is a global accelerator built by a multi-stakeholder platform focusing on empowering entrepreneurs and innovators

NEF
Africa Innovation Technology

6 Nigerians, 19 Other Africans Named NEF Fellows For 2019-2021 Class

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows program recognises Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, all

ARM
Accelerator Fintech

APPLY: ARM Holding Company, Ventures Platform Foundation Launch 3rd Cohort of Labs by ARM

Asset and Resource Management Holding Company (ARM), and  Ventures Platform Foundation have launched the third cohort of Labs by ARM. The fintech-focused accelerator programme

Bolt
Funding Investment Ride-hailing

Bolt Raises $182m in Fresh Funding

Bolt has announced that it has raised €150 million ($182 million) funding in an equity round led by  D1 Capital

Ilara Health
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan’s Ilara Health Secures $3.75m Investment to Expand its Diagnostic Reach Across Africa

Ilara Health, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital, with participation from

d.light
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Kenyan-Based Tech Firm, SunCulture Secures $14m Series A Funding

SunCulture, a Kenya-based technology company, has closed a Series A investment round of USD 14 million. Energy Access Ventures (EAV)

AfricArena
Startup

Meet the Winning Startups at AfricArena 2020

Strengthening their position as the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, the AfricArena Summit culminated in the announcement of 20 startups