Pineapple
Funding Insurtech Investment Startup Venture Capital

SA Insurtech Startup Pineapple Closes $3.4m Series A Investment

Pineapple, a South African insurtech startup, has raised ZAR80 million ($3.4 million) in Series A funding. The startup will use

PayQin
Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

African Cross-border Payment Startup PayQin Closes $350000 to Scale its e-wallet Service

PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, has announced that

Voltron Capital
Venture Capital

Olumide Soyombo Launches Voltron Capital, a Pan-African Venture Capital Firm

Olumide Soyombo, a known African angel investor has announced the launch of Voltron Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm which

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 internationalĀ rankingsĀ for foreign direct investment strategy,

Jeel
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Jeel, an Egyptian Edutainment Startup Secures $1.2m Investment From Angel Investors

Jeel Platform, an Egyptian edutainment startup, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding from Kuwaiti and Jordanian angel investors. Jeel

Ctrl
Insurtech

SA Digital Insurance Advice Startup Ctrl Secures $2.3m Investment From Naspers Foundry

Ctrl, the South African digital insurance advice platform, has raised a R34 million ($2.3 million) investment from Naspers Foundry. The

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

Estshara
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Telemedicine Startup Estshara raises $500,000 in Seed round

Estshara, an Egyptian healthtech startup and teleconsultations platform, has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round led by Egypt Ventures.

RxAll
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s RxAll Raises $3.15m Investment Led by Launch Africa

RxAll, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has a $3.15 million investment to scale across existing markets and improve its technology. The

Funding Investment Press Release Startup Technology

SmartHotel Raises Additional $1m to Scale its Innovative Contactless Communication Software For African Hospitality Industry

SmartHotel, a startup that develops software for the hospitality industry, has closed a $1 million pre-series A round from Smok