Ukheshe
Payment

Ukheshe Launches First Certification-free Tap-on-Phone Payment Solution

Ukheshe Technologies, the South African embedded finance enabler, has announced the launch of the very first tap-on-phone payment solution that requires

GreenHouse Capital
Accelerator

13 Startups Selected GreenHouse Capital, Microsoft the Scale-Up Accelerator Program

GreenHouse Capital and Microsoft have announced that 13 start-ups across East & West Africa have been selected to participate in

Instagram
Instagram Social Media

Instagram Adds Amber Alert Feature to Help Find Missing Children

Instagram has announced that it is adding a new feature named AMBER alerts on users’ feeds to allow people to see

Afriland
Edtech

Nigerian Edtech Startup, Afrilearn Joins Latest Cohort of UNICEF Innovation Fund

Afrilearn, a Nigerian Edtech startup, has been selected for the latest cohort of the UNICEF Innovation Fund. It is the only

AURA
Business Insurtech

AURA Partners With OUTsurance to Bolster Insurer’s Emergency Response Services

AURA, the South African on-demand armed and medical response platform, has partnered with OUTsurance to bolster the insurer’s emergency services.

Appetito
Acquisition Africa

Egypt’s q-commerce Appetito Acquires Tunisia’s Lamma for an Undisclosed Amount

Cairo-based Appetito is acquiring Tunisia’s Lamma to expand operations in Morocco, Tunisia, and West Africa and to become the largest

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Naspers Foundry Leads $3.3m Series A Investment in LifeCheq

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has led a $2.5 million investment in LifeCheq, a fintech platform empowering

Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Betastore, a B2B Retail Marketplace, Secures $2.5m Investment

Betastore, a B2B retail marketplace for informal retailers, has secured a $2.5 million in pre-series A funding from 500 Global,

Health Partnership

54gene, ANSTS to Launch SEN-GENOME Genetics Research Study

54gene, the healthtech firm advancing African genomics research, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Academy of Sciences

Venture Capital Women

ShEquity Recieves $1.2m Grant From USAID Trade Hub

ShEquity Partners, an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in Africa, has received a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the