Nigerian digital escrow service Vesicash raises funding from Ingressive Capital
Nigerian digital escrow service Vesicash has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ingressive Capital…
Monthly Archives: February, 2020
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon launches $100k entrepreneurship fund
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon has set up a US$100,000 pan-African fund to address the lack…
Applications open for 10th edition of $100k Anzisha Prize
Applications are now open for the tenth edition of the Anzisha Prize, which rewards young…
Blockchain startups building the infrastructure for Africa’s development
Though blockchain technology has usually been thought of has simply providing the rails for bitcoin…
Nigeria’s Soso Care launches recycling-linked micro-health insurance product
Nigerian startup Soso Care has launched a low-cost micro-health insurance platform that can be paid…
Sierra Leone startup tackling power problems with hybrid solution
Sierra Leonean startup Light Salone Innovation is providing rural communities with access to affordable renewable…
SA insurtech startup JaSure raises funding from Santam
South African on-demand insurtech startup JaSure has raised funding from insurance company Santam and also…
SA startup launches first Africa-focused pregnancy app
South Africa’s My Pregnancy Journey claims to be Africa’s “first and own” pregnancy app, delivering…
Applications open for Innovation Factory Digital Innovation Accelerator
Applications are open for the Innovation Factory Digital Innovation Accelerator programme, which offers social and…
Why SA startups have reasons for optimism in 2020 despite slow funding growth in 2019
South African tech startup funding saw slower growth than elsewhere in 2019, lagging behind continental…