Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Venture Capital

3 Startups African Startups Selected For Katapult Accelerator

Norway-based Katapult Accelerator has selected startups from three African countries namely Kenya, Egypt, and Tunisia. These startups will join nine

Africa Business Funding Investment Startup

Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?

Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to

Apollo Agriculture
Africa Agro-tech Startup

Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa

Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.

Odiggo
Automobile Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Auto Tech Startup, Odiggo Raises $2.2ml From Top VCs

Odiggo, an Egypt auto tech startup, has raised a $2.2 million investment from top investors including Y Combinator, 500 Startups,

ABH
Entrepreneurship Startup

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition Unveils Top 20 For 2021

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a flagship philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation, just announced its top

Appointment

Oluyomi Ojo Steps Down As Printivo CEO

Oluyomi Ojo has stepped down as the CEO of Printivo. Temitope Ekundayo and Ibukun Oloyede who alongside Ojo co-founded Printivo

Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has secured a $7 million

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Raises $100m Funding

Chipper Cash, the cross-border payment startup has raised a $100 million Series C investment led by SVB Capital Ventures. Others

Asante
Fintech

Africa-focused Fintech, Asante Financial Services Joins Mastercard Start Path

Asante Financial Services has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path, an award-winning startup engagement program. Asante is among a group of only 6 startups chosen from across the

ThankUCash
Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup

Connected Analytics (ThankUCash) Secures 7-Figure Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Operations

Connected Analytics, the parent company of ThankUCash, has announced that it has secured a 7-figure pre-series A funding led by