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

Funding Investment

Rabawa, Africa’s First Social And Video Commerce Platform Raises $163,000

Rabawa, Africa’s first social and video commerce platform, has raised $163,000 from Aptive Capital, a VC firm in USA that is

Ninja Accelerator
Accelerator

5 Kenyan Startups Selected For First Cohort of JICA Ninja Accelerator Africa

Five Kenya startups have been selected for the 1st cohort of The “NINJA Accelerator in Kenya” – powered by the

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Closes $1.8m Seed Funding to Accelerate Growth of Digital Insurance in Africa

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurance technology (insurtech) company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, announced

Asante
Fintech

Africa-focused Fintech, Asante Financial Services Joins Mastercard Start Path

Asante Financial Services has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path, an award-winning startup engagement program. Asante is among a group of only 6 startups chosen from across the

Carry1st
Funding Game Gaming Investment Venture Capital

Carry1st Raises $6m Series A Funding to Scale its Mobile Games Portfolio in Africa

Carry1st, a South African mobile games publishing startup has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Konvoy Ventures

Sanlam
Acquisition Insurtech

South African Insurance Firm, Sanlam Acquires 22.8% Stake in Morocco’s Saham Assurance

Sanlam Group, the South African insurance company, has announced its acquisition of a 22.8% stake of Saham Assurance Maroc, for