SOUTH AFRICA’S SMARTWAGE APPOINTS THAMSANQA MOYO AS ITS NEW CTO
Africa Funding Startup

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund Complete Final Close of €110M

AfricInvest, a leading multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close

FSD Africa
Funding Investment Venture Capital

FSD Africa Invests $3.5m in Catalyst Fund to Accelerate and Scale Pre-seed Impact Ventures in Africa 

FSD Africa has invested $3.5 million in global inclusive tech accelerator, Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global to anchor the

Orchestrate
Acquisition Fintech Payment

Getwallets Becomes Orchestrate After Acquisition by Bloc

Getwallets, the wallet-as-a-service provider that has now recently pivoted to become a payments orchestration company, Orchestrate after it was acquired

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl Expands into Mexico with Acquisition of Mass Transit Tech Platform Urbvan

Swvl, a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mexico-based Urbvan Mobility Ltd,

Fintech Funding Payment Venture Capital

Zazuu Raises $2m to Build Cross-border Remittance Solution for Africans in Diaspora

Zazuu, an African remittance payment platform, has announced that it has recently completed a $2 million raise.  Founded in 2018

Solar Panda
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Investment

Solar Panda Closes $8m in Series A Funding

Solar Panda Corporation, a Kenyan and Canadian firm that designs, manufactures, and sells pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar home systems, has raised

Hyperclear
Acquisition

Mauritius-based Tech Investment Company Hyperclear Acquires Data and Analytics Firm Principa

Hyperclear, a technology investment company, has announced its acquisition of Principa – a South African data and analytics software business

World Economic Forum
Startup

6 African Startups Selected For World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2022

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently unveiled a list of 100 innovative tech startups for its 2022 Technology Pioneers cohort.

FSD Africa
Funding Investment

FSD Africa Investments Joins 2X Collaborative

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of FSD  Africa, has joined the 2X Collaborative. Launched at the UN Generation

Binance
Brands

Binance Taps Khaby Lame as Brand Ambassador

Binance has partnered with Khaby Lame, the Italian Senegalese creator who grew to fame through his viral TikTok videos, to join