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 and Microsoft have announced that 13 start-ups across East & West Africa have been selected to participate in
Instagram has announced that it is adding a new feature named AMBER alerts on users’ feeds to allow people to see
Afrilearn, a Nigerian Edtech startup, has been selected for the latest cohort of the UNICEF Innovation Fund. It is the only
AURA, the South African on-demand armed and medical response platform, has partnered with OUTsurance to bolster the insurer’s emergency services.
Cairo-based Appetito is acquiring Tunisia’s Lamma to expand operations in Morocco, Tunisia, and West Africa and to become the largest
Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has led a $2.5 million investment in LifeCheq, a fintech platform empowering
Betastore, a B2B retail marketplace for informal retailers, has secured a $2.5 million in pre-series A funding from 500 Global,
54gene, the healthtech firm advancing African genomics research, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Academy of Sciences
ShEquity Partners, an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in Africa, has received a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the