Applications open for Western Cape female-focused accelerator
Applications have opened for the latest cohort of the Western Cape Women in Business programme,…
Monthly Archives: January, 2020
SA’s My-iMali targets niche areas in overcrowded payments sector
Payments platforms are not exactly in short supply in Africa, but South African fintech startup…
Lateral Capital holds initial close of $50m venture fund
Lateral Capital, a mission-driven venture capital fund focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, has exceeded its initial…
Kenyan retail-tech startup Tanda raises funding from HAVAÍC
Kenyan retail-tech startup Tanda raised a seed round of funding from South African VC firm…
SA ed-tech startup Snapplify launches teacher support programme
South African ed-tech startup Snapplify has launched its Teacher Benefits programme, which consolidates its various…
Startups like Max.ng, Gokada, SafeBoda affected as Lagos state bans motorcycles
Nigerian on-demand startups like Max.ng, Gokada and SafeBoda have a problem in parts of Lagos…
Kenyan e-commerce startup AfricaSokoni expands to Nigeria with Bolorims acquisition
Kenyan e-commerce startup AfricaSokoni has acquired Nigeria company Bolorims to expand into the West African…
Egyptian beauty startup Glamera expands to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian beauty service booking platform Glamera has expanded to Saudi Arabia as it starts to…
Applications open for Cape Town-based FSAT Labs accelerator
Cape Town-based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) has opened applications…
Kenyan energy startup M-Paya ventures into new verticals with metering service
Kenyan energy startup M-Paya has seen such quick uptake of its electricity metering services for…