Fifteen Nigerian startups have graduated from the first FbStart Accelerator programme run by Facebook, having secured funding and accessed support…
Author: Tom Jackson
South African wine industry body Winetech has launched a competition for agri-tech startups developing innovative solutions addressing key issues confronting…
The Cairo-based VC firm Sawari Ventures has grand plans over the next four years, planning to invest close to US$70…
Ghanaian startup KudiGO, which builds solutions for the consumer retail industry, has closed a US$450,000 seed funding round to expand…
Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Google for Startups have reprised their partnership for a second edition of PitchDrive, which will…
South African bitcoin startup Centbee has closed a Series A funding round worth US$1.3 million to help it further develop…
Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt has been awarded a switching licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which will help…
The Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali takes place next month, with a focus on helping East African startups become investor-ready.…
Founders Factory Africa has invested US$40,000 into each of five African fintech startups, who will also take part in a…
Egyptian fintech startup MerQ has received an undisclosed amount of seed funding to further develop its products, notably Sally, a…