BusyMed
Health Investment

South Africa’s BusyMed Raises Funding From VC Investor LionPride

BusyMed, a South African healthtech startup has raised undisclosed funding from LionPride, a Venture Capital Investor. The investment was facilitated

Disrupt Africa Accelerator
Accelerator Africa

HSEVEN Unveils Three Programs For African Founders

HSEVEN, a Moroccan startup accelerator, has launched three incubation and acceleration programs to help African entrepreneurs build high-impact startups. Programs

Plug and Play
Africa Entrepreneurship

Plug and Play Opens First African Office in Johannesburg

Plug and Play a Silicon Valley Venture Capital company is set to open its first African office in Johannesburg, South

Startups
Digital Entrepreneurship Startup

Call For Digital Francophone African Startups and SMEs

With the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding around the globe and its subsequent global economic crisis, particularly affecting startups and SMEs on

Giphy
Acquisition

Facebook Buys GIF Company Giphy For $400m

Facebook has announced that it had acquired Giphy for a reported sum of $400 million. Giphy — whose trove of

East Africa Fruits
AgricTech Investment Venture Capital

Tanzania’s East Africa Fruits Secures $3.1m Series A Investment Led by Goodwell Investments

  East Africa Fruits Co., a Tanzanian company addressing food distribution challenges to improve efficiencies in the farm-to-market sector, announced

Pravica
Blockchain Investment Venture Capital

Pravica, an Egyptian Blockchain Email Startup Raises $500K Investment Led by 500 Startups

Pravica, an Egyptian blockchain email startup, has raised $500,000 in a pre-Seed round led by 500 Startups with participation from

Tutu Leadership Fellowship
Africa Leadership People

Meet 4 Nigerians Selected For Tutu Leadership Fellowship 2020

The African Leadership Institute has selected 21 outstanding emerging African leaders from 11 different African countries ranging in age 30

uLesson
Edtech Funding Investment

uLesson Announces Seed Round Participation by Founder Collective

uLesson, a Nigerian-based education technology startup, has announced participation in its seed funding round by Founder Collective, a marquee seed-stage venture

Coronavirus
Business Health

How to Protect Your Business During Coronavirus

Coronavirus has forced businesses to shut down and people to stay home. The reason for this is simply to flatten