Co-investment fund launched by ABAN, AfriLabs to proceed after successful pilot
The co-investment fund Catalytic Africa, established in 2019 by the African Business Angels Network (ABAN)…
Monthly Archives: October, 2021
Nigeria’s Autochek raises $13.1m seed funding round for West Africa expansion
Nigerian auto-tech startup Autochek has raised a US$13.1 million seed funding round to bolster its…
YC-backed Nigerian agri-tech startup Vendease closes $3.2m seed round
Y Combinator-backed Nigerian agri-tech startup Vendease has raised US$3.2 million in seed funding to expand…
SA AI-based biotech startup BixBio raises funding from Illumina Accelerator
South African AI-based biotech company BixBio has been selected as one of seven genomics companies…
CcHub’s new Seedr programme to kick off in Namibia
Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), the Lagos-based hub, accelerator and investor that has been expanding across Africa…
SA clean-tech startup Brayfoil selected for Katapult Ocean accelerator, banks funding
South African clean-tech startup Brayfoil Technologies has been selected to take part in the Katapult…
SA’s DigsConnect expands internationally with Student.com partnership
South African online student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has entered into an agreement with the world’s…
New report tracks emergence of Egypt as African tech startup powerhouse
Substantial increases in startup activity and a massive inflow of capital has seen the Egyptian…
Emerging Africa Group acquires majority stake in Fundall to build Africa’s first financial super app
The financial services industry is experiencing a paradigm shift. Dependence on manual services within the…
Only 3% of African tech startup funding since 2013 has gone to all-female founding teams
Only three per cent of African tech startup funding since 2013 has gone to companies…