SA fintech startup Centbee enables electricity, airtime, data purchases using BitcoinSV
South African fintech startup Centbee has launched a new feature in its BitcoinSV wallet that…
Monthly Archives: June, 2020
Entries open for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
Entries are now open for the sixth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, which celebrate the best…
Nigerian mobility startup Plentywaka launches B2C logistics platform
Nigerian startup Plentywaka, which runs a bus transportation network in Lagos, has expanded its offering…
613 African VC deals totalled $3.9bn between 2014 and 2019
Between 2014 and 2019, 613 venture capital (VC) deals were reported in Africa with a…
Why the global VC community should invest in Africa’s technology startups
By Kashira Naidoo, analyst: Alternative Equity Investments, and Zachariah George; principal, Alternative Equity Investments, at…
Nigerian, SA fintech startups receive Catalyst Fund capital, support
Two fintech startups from Nigeria and one from South Africa have been selected to receive…
Ingressive Capital grows African tech startup fund to $10m
VC firm Ingressive Capital has doubled its investment vehicle to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups across…
Coca-Cola Africa partners Disrupt Africa to launch challenge to identify tech solutions measuring in-market performance
Coca-Cola Africa has partnered with Disrupt Africa to launch a startup challenge aimed at identifying…
Applications open for latest edition of Egypt’s MINT Incubator
EGBank and Cairo Angels have opened applications for the latest edition of the MINT Incubator,…
SA fintech startup Paymenow raises $230k seed funding round
Stellenbosch-based fintech startup Paymenow has raised a ZAR4 million (US$230,000) seed funding round to help…