Carry1st
Funding Game Gaming Investment

SA Mobile Games Publisher, Carry1st Secures $27m Investment Led by Bitkraft Ventures

Carry1st, an African mobile games publisher, has raised a $27 million pre-Series B investment to expand its business operations and game

Kwara
News

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Kwara Bags $3m Seed Extension

Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitising credit unions, has secured a $3 million seed extension. The latest funding round had the

BioNTech
Acquisition

BioNTech to Acquire InstaDeep to Strengthen Pioneering Position in the Field of AI-powered Drug Discovery, Design and Development

BioNTech and InstaDeep have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which BioNTech will acquire InstaDeep, a leading global

Launch Africa Ventures
Venture Capital

Interview: Launch Africa Ventures’ Approach to Investing in Startups

Launch Africa Ventures is a pan-African venture capital fund that has backed over 100 early-stage startups in more than 20

Fintech
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

Nigerian Fintech companies secured a venture capital funding of $1.2 billion in 2022, followed by Kenyan fintech firms which raised

Centbee
Blockchain Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Blockchain Payments Wallet, Centbee Raises $1m Pre-Series Funding From Ayre Ventures

Centbee, a South African blockchain payments company, has announced that it has closed its pre-Series A round with entrepreneur Calvin

Fawry
News

Fawry Partners With Classera to Promote Digital Payments for the Educational Sector

Fawry, the fintech and banking services company, has signed a strategic partnership with Classera, a teaching and distance learning technology,

Qualcomm
Innovation Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created

Digital
News

Demand for Digital Identity Verification Surges Across Africa

The opportunities for banking in Africa are immense. The region is a ‘sleeping giant’ when it comes to accessing traditional

NOMU
Merger

Egypt’s Appetito Merges with Saudi-based Jumlaty to Form a New Entity, NOMU

Appetito, an Egyptian food tech startup and Saudi-Arabia food tech, Jumlaty, have announced their merger into a new entity, NOMU