Twelve tech startups have been selected to form the third cohort of the Google Launchpad Africa accelerator, which assists startups…
Egyptian trucking platform Trella is planning on taking its growth “step-by-step” in spite of securing US$600,000 in funding last month.…
Ampion and the Berlin-based Plutos Ventures Holding have announced the founding of Ampion Ventures, to provide scalable African digital startups…
Egyptian loyalty solutions startup Dsquares has secured strategic investment from Algebra Ventures ahead of the launch of its B2C consumer-tech…
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has named NINE from Nigeria, RiseUp from Egypt, and 22…
Global impact investment firm Omidyar Network has spun out Flourish, a new venture firm focused on fintech, with US$200 million…
Funsho Awoniyi, founder of recently-launched property crowdfunding platform Coreum, is extremely optimistic about the potential of prop-tech in Africa. “People,…
Applications are open to the Secure Tenure in African Cities: Micro Funds for Community Innovation initiative, offering up to US$50,000…
Mounir Nakhla, co-founder of Egyptian ride-hailing startup Halan, and the three co-founders of mass transit system Swvl have been chosen…
Ten African startups are among the 30 named as finalists of the Next Billion Ed-Tech Prize, which recognises innovators improving…