West African startup Gozem acquires Togolese food delivery service as it scales its “super app” offering
West African startup Gozem, which started out in the ride-hailing business but has been adding…
Monthly Archives: October, 2020
Meet the Investor: Ceasar Nyagah, Partech Africa
“The African startup ecosystem is now mainstream, and venture capital is on its way to…
SA’s Bertha Centre, SAB Foundation partner to launch Student Seed Fund
The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the SAB Foundation have partnered to…
SA’s The Gradient Boost raises seed funding and expands into Nigeria
South African startup The Gradient Boost, which has launched an online mentor-guided data science school…
Virtual event Africa Tech Summit Connects kicks off tomorrow
Virtual event Africa Tech Summit Connects kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday, October 20), bringing together the…
Catalyst Fund, Mastercard Foundation, MEST launch $4.3m Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana
Catalyst Fund has partnered the Mastercard Foundation and MEST to launch its Inclusive Digital Accelerator…
Kenya’s Digiduka launches to help bring informal retailers into digital economy
Kenyan startup Digiduka has launched its platform, which helps bring informal retailers into the digital…
Founder Institute opens applications for SA startup accelerator
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has opened applications for its upcoming…
SA startup FooEvents surpasses 1 million attendee check-ins milestone
South African startup FooEvents, an event and ticketing platform for WooCommerce that makes it possible…
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack acquired by Stripe in landmark moment for African tech ecosystem
The African tech ecosystem has witnessed a landmark moment after Nigerian fintech company Paystack was…