SA data automation startup Synatic secures funding for US expansion
South African data automation company Synatic has raised seed funding from UW Ventures in partnership…
Monthly Archives: February, 2021
Introducing the African Startup Initiative Program created by Telecel Group, powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech
Telecel Group announced today that through its subsidiary Africa Startup Initiative Program “ASIP”, it has…
Nigerian DeFi startup Xend Finance increases size of funding round to $2m
Nigeria’s Xend Finance, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives, has topped…
African tech impact fund secures capital from Ivory Coast, Luxembourg governments
The governments of Ivory Coast and Luxembourg will invest a total of EUR10 million (US$12…
New initiative launched to connect Cape Town, Stockholm startup ecosystems
Cape Town has joined forces with Stockholm – the birthplace of fast-growing tech companies like…
How SA’s Surestart is helping e-commerce businesses distribute insurance products
South African insurtech startup Surestart is enabling e-commerce and platform businesses to distribute insurance products…
Egyptian prop-tech startup Sakneen raises $1.1m seed round
Egyptian prop-tech startup Sakneen has raised a US$1.1 million seed funding round to expand its…
Ivory Coast fintech app Djamo selected for Y Combinator accelerator
The Ivory Coast-based Djamo, a financial super app for consumers in French-speaking Africa, has been…
Applications open for online digital health accelerator programme
Intrepid Entrepreneurs has opened applications for the inaugural Next Health Accelerator, which will support innovators…
SA retail-tech startup Skynamo acquires UK-based app to expand market share
South African field sales app and management platform Skynamo has acquired UK-based mobile field sales…