10 startups selected for Pan-African Fintech Accelerator
The Pan-African Fintech Accelerator has selected 10 fintech startups to participate in the maiden edition…
Monthly Archives: March, 2021
Ghanaian e-health startup Redbird closes $1.5m seed round
Ghanaian e-health startup Redbird has closed a US$1.5 million seed round to expand access to…
SA “virtual distribution platform” Selpal acquired by FNB
South African startup Selpal, a “virtual distribution platform” that provides an electronically-enabled route to market…
Ghana’s Complete Farmer secures funding from Ingressive Capital
Ghanaian end-to-end digital farming platform Complete Farmer has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from…
Land Accelerator returning to Nairobi to support land restoration entrepreneurs
Applications have opened for the third edition of the Land Accelerator, a Nairobi-based skills-building programme…
Y Combinator-backed Afriex raises $1.2m seed round as it expands across Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as…
Meet the 10 African startups pitching at Y Combinator’s W21 batch demo day
Ten African tech startups that took part in the Y Combinator Winter ‘21 batch will…
Nigeria’s Kwik Delivery raises $1.7m pre-Series A funding round
Nigerian startup Kwik Delivery, an on-demand, last-mile delivery platform that connects businesses to independent delivery…
Funding security, staffing, skills are main challenges for SA tech hubs
The biggest challenges being faced by tech hubs in South Africa are around funding security,…
Global virtual accelerator launches programme for African entrepreneurs
Globally-renowned virtual accelerator HexGn has launched its flagship Startup Ready programme for African entrepreneurs in…