Grinta
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Grinta Raises $8m Investment Led by Raed Ventures and Nclude

Grinta, an Egyptian fintech-enabled B2B tech platform digitising the pharmaceutical supply chain, has raised $8 million seed round co-led by

Chipper Cash
Acquisition

Chipper Cash to Acquire Zambia Fintech Startup, Zoona

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has announced its intention to acquire Zoona group, which includes the Tilt brand.

Stable Foods
AgricTech Agro-tech Funding

Kenya’s Stable Foods Secures $600000 From Global Investors

Stable Foods, a Kenyan agtech startup building ultra-low-cost food production systems within smallholder farmer communities, has raised a US$600,000 round

Paystack
Payment

Paystack Gets License to Provide Payment Services in Kenya

Paystack, the Stripe-owned African payment firm, has received a Payment Service Provider Authorisation from the Central Bank of Kenya. This

Black Friday
Business Ecommerce

The Hidden Price Tag of Black Friday: The Most Popular Scams and How to Avoid Them

The promise of a great bargain is attractive for SA shoppers, but cybercriminals have special scams of their own in-store

BasiGo
Electric Vehicle Funding Investment

BasiGo Closes $6.6m in New Funding From Leading Autotech Investors

BasiGo, a Kenyan Electric Vehicle startup, has announced $6.6 million in new funding led by Mobility54, Trucks VC, a transportation-focused

Interview Warmup
Product Launch

Google Launches ‘Interview Warmup’ to Help Job Seekers Prepare For Interviews

Google has launched Interview Warmup, a tool that enables job seekers to practise answering interview questions to enable them to

Future Africa
Interview

The Best Bet to Unicorn Status is to Build a Great Startup That Solves a Big Problem-Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

In this interview, co-founder of Flutterwave and Andela, and founder/CEO of Future Africa, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, speaks to Temitayo Jaiyeola of

Zenith Bank
Banking Startup

APPLY: Zenith Bank Pitch Competition

Zenith Bank has launched a pitch competition to identify, reward, and provide mentorship support for scalable Nigerian startups whose business

Blnk
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Blnk Raises $32m to Power Instant Inclusive Consumer Credit in Egypt

Blnk, a fintech startup that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and