CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Fintech

AWABAH, Crop2Cash and 12 Other Fintech Startups Joining CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2021

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has selected 14 Fintech startups to take part in the 2021 edition

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African

Online Retail
Retail

Report: South Africa Online Retail Hits R30-billion

Online retail in South Africa more than doubled in just two years, thanks to the explosion in demand for home

AI Expo Africa
Competition

AI Expo Africa, Wesgro, and Zindi launch the Deepfake Africa Challenge

AI Expo Africa, in partnership with Wesgro Film and Media Promotion and African Data Science competition platform Zindi, has launched the Deepfake Africa Challenge in

MFS Africa
Fintech Funding

MFS Africa Invest $3 Million in Cameroon Fintech Firm, Maviance

MFS Africa,  the pan-African cross-border payments startup, is not a venture capital firm. However, in recent times, it has acquired

Supply Chain
Appointment

Marilyn Moodley Appointed to Lead SoftwareONE South Africa

Marilyn Moodley has been appointed as South African Country Leader for SoftwareONE, an end-to-end cloud technology, and software solutions company

Amethis
Edtech Funding Investment

South African Edtech Firm iXperience Secures $2.5m Series A Investment

South African edtech firm, iXperience has secured a $2.5 million Series A funding from Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private

Cassava Fintech
Fintech Health Partnership

Cassava Fintech, Mastercard to Partner on Fintech Solutions For Covid-19 Response in Africa

Cassava Fintech and Mastercard have entered into a strategic partnership to advance digital inclusion across Africa and collaborate on a

Paystack
Fintech Payment

Paystack Launches in South Africa After a Six-month Pilot

Paystack has launched in South Africa seven months after being acquired by Stripe for over $200 million. Before debuting in

Pangea
Accelerator

APPLY: Pangea Scale-up Program 2021 For East African Startups

Pangea Accelerator is launching the scale-up program across East Africa to find the best scale-ups and grow them from seed