Float
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Float Secures $17m to Support Expansion

Float, a Ghanaian cash management startup, has raised a $17 million seed round in equity and debt funding. The $10 million debt

Orcas
Edtech Funding

Egyptian Edtech Startup Orcas Secures $2.1m pre-Series A Funding

Orcas, an Egyptian edtech startup, has raised a $2.1 million pre-Series A funding round co-led by CIRA’s NFX Ventures, and

iHatch
Startup

APPLY: iHatch Powered by NCAIR and JICA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), has partnered with

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Partnership

Startup Wise Guys Partners Aleph Group For New African SaaS Accelerator

Aleph has partnered with Startup Wise Guys that will see experts from Httpool and Ad Dynamo, both  Aleph Group companies,

SafeBoda
Funding Ride-hailing

SafeBoda Receives Investment From Google’s Africa Investment Fund

SafeBoda, a Ugandan super app, has become the first startup to receive investment from Google’s Africa Investment Fund. The undisclosed

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Announces First Close of its $40m Fund

Ventures Platform, an African venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund. Though the

Startup
Government Startup

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council Approves Startup Bill

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved the Nigeria Startup Bill. With this, the bill would be sent to the National

4DX Ventures
Venture Capital

African-focused Venture Capital Firm, 4DX Ventures Closes Second Fund at $60m

4DX Ventures, a pan-African venture capital firm, has completed the final close of its second fund at $60 million. The

Zarttech
Business Technology

Zwarttech Becomes ‘Zarttech’ to Double Down on its Mission to Bridge The Gap

Zwarttech, the Netherlands-based tech startup that bridges the opportunity gap by connecting the top 1% senior IT Experts from Africa

Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet Finalists of Financial Times and Seedstars Powered FTxSDG Challenge

Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the finalists of FTxSDG Challenge for a chance to win $500,000 in funding among other prizes. Winners will