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

Startup
Investment Startup

Top African Regions Set to Become Leading Startup and Investment Hubs

On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy,

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 Nigerians Among Top 50 Selected For Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition

–The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, –Selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

Y Combinator
Startup

9 African Startups Join Y Combinator Summer 2021 Batch

Nine African startups have been selected so far to join the summer 2021 cohort Y Combinator accelerator, with each receiving

Tix.Africa
Funding Investment

Tix Africa Closes Six-figure Pre-seed Investment to Scale Events Products

Tix.Africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event creators in Nigeria, has secured six-figure pre-seed funding. The funding round was led

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards

Sky.Garden
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Secures $4m Investment Led by SANAD Fund

Sky.Garden, a Kenyan E-commerce startup, has secured a $4 million Series A investment led by The SANAD Fund for MSME.

Almentor
Edtech Funding Startup

Almentor, a MENA Video E-learning Platform Secures $6.5m Funding

Almentor, a video e-learning platform in the MENA region, has announced raising $6.5 million in series B Funding. Partech led

Amethis
Venture Capital

Venture Capital Funding For African Startups Predicted to Hit Between $2.25 bn and $2.8 bn This Year

AfricArena has released a new report using Partech data which has forecast that venture capital funding for African startups will amount to between $2.25