AURA
Health Security

AURA’s Digital Marketplace Platform Geared to Drive Change in Access to South Africa’s Security and Medical Services

Platform technology has introduced something new and different to the market. In another wave of positive disruption, these platform-based businesses

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 international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy,

Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Ecobank
Digital SMEs

Ecobank and Microsoft Upskill Africa’s SMEs to Succeed in a Digital Economy

Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and

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

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

MFS Africa
Money Transfer Payment

MFS Africa Partners Afrimoney to Launch Mobile Money Remittance Services in Sierra Leone

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has partnered with Afrimoney to enable mobile money users in Sierra Leone to