Google
Accelerator Startup

10 Startups Selected For 2024 Google Startup Accelerator Program

Google has announced the selection of ten promising startups from across Africa for its eighth Accelerator Africa program. The cohort, chosen

Cartona
Business Ecommerce Funding Investment

Cartona Closes $8.1m Series A Funding in Debt, Equity Investment

Cartona, the B2B platform digitising and empowering stakeholders of Egypt’s traditional trade market – including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes,

Educatly
Education Funding

Egypt’s Educatly Secures $2.5m Investment Led by TLcom Capital and Plus VC

Educatly, the Egyptian higher education startup, has announced that it has secured a new funding round of $2.5 million led

Acquisition

Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticket marketplace, is acquiring Quicket, a major player in Africa’s General Admission event and festival ticketing, to

Sycamore
Event Startup

Sycamore Emerges Winner of the 2nd Edition of NSIA Prize For Innovation

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority has announced Sycamore as the winner of the second edition of the NSIA Prize for

Peach Payments
Acquisition Fintech Payment

South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Custom Software Development Firm Operativa

Peach Payments, the South African digital payments service provider, has acquired customer software development firm Operativa as a going concern.

Salesforce
Startup Women

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Joins Allison for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Future Is Female Mentorship Program

Allison, a global integrated marketing and communications agency, has announced that Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund has partnered with the agency

Dopay
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Dopay Secures $13.5m Series A Extension Round to Bank the Next Billion Workers

Dopay, the fintech providing a digital payroll and payments platform serving unbanked and underbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed

LULA
Acquisition

LULA Acquires Zeelo’s South African Subsidiary

LULA, a ride-sharing platform for workers, has acquired the South African subsidiary of US-based staff bus-sharing startup Zeelo for an

BasiGo
Clean Energy CleanTech Electric Vehicle Funding

BasiGo Secures $225k Financing From Rwanda Green Fund

BasiGo, an electric bus company in Rwanda, has been awarded a $225,000 recoverable grant from Ireme Invest, the Rwanda Green