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

Pngme
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Financial Data Platform Pngme Raises $15m by Octopus Ventures

Pngme, an African financial data platform, has raised $15 million led by Octopus Ventures led the Series A round, with

Gamr
Funding Gaming Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Esports Startup Gamr, Announces Seed Investment From Empawa Africa & Adrenaline Gaming

Gamr, a Nigerian competitive esports startup, has announced it has secured seed investment to scale its operations further and deliver

2Africa
Internet

2Africa Consortium Announces New Cable Branches

The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, Saudi Telecom Company, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC,

HiiL
Legal

Four of Southern Africa’s Best and Innovative Legal Startups Proceed to HiiL Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced the four startups that will go on to the prestigious

Fintech Startup

African Fintech Startups Karri and Kwara Selected For Mastercard Start Path Programme

South Africa’s Karri and Kenya’s Kwara have been selected for the Mastercard Start Path Programme. The African startups will join

Enonchong
Government Legal People

Prominent Female African Techpreneur, Rebecca Enonchong Arrested in Cameroon

Rebecca Enonchong, a leading African female techpreneur has been arrested in Cameroon by the Gendarmerie Legion reportedly for alleged ‘contempt

CapitalSage
Fintech Funding Investment

Nigerian Fintech Firm, CapitalSage Secures $4m to Drive Growth Across Africa

CapitalSage Technology Limited, a Nigerian fintech firm, has raised $4 million in a Series 1 Private Company Notes (“PCN”) issuance, under

Workplace
Women

Meet The Women Shaping The South African Workplace of Tomorrow

The eventual post-pandemic return to work presents the perfect opportunity to reimagine workplace strategy and space planning. Already one of

BYON8
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Healthtech Startup, BYON8 Secures $1.5m Investments To Scale Its Operations In Africa

BYON8, a Kenyan-based healthtech startup, has raised $1.5 million in seed capital led by People Ventures, a Danish early-stage investor.