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

Kimani
Innovation

Esther Kimani Wins 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Esther Kimani has been named the 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation winner by the Royal Academy of Engineering at

Timbuktoo
Fintech

Timbuktoo Launches Pan-African Fintech Hub in Lagos

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation, have launched the Fintech Timbuktoo Hub in Lagos,

Innovate Africa
Venture Capital

Innovate Africa Launches with $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Africa-Focused Startups

Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders, taking startups from conception to product and financing innovative ventures,

NALA
Funding Investment Payment

NALA Secures $40 to Strengthen Remittance Payments in Africa

NALA, a Tanzania remittance startup, has secured $40 million in Series A funding to support its global expansion and enhance