Janngo Capital announces $34m 1st close of $60m Africa-focused tech fund
Janngo Capital has announced the first close of its second fund at EUR34 million (US$36…
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Innovative e-health solutions invited to apply for Villgro Africa support, funding
Innovative solutions that address the lack of access to quality and affordable health services in…
Kenyan insurtech startup Turaco secures $10m Series A round
Kenyan startup Turaco, an insurtech platform driving mass market insurance adoption, has announced the close…
New programme to provide Ethiopian startups with funding, acceleration to boost job creation
The Mastercard Foundation, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), and iceaddis have launched a…
Ethiopian fintech startup Chapa launches online payment gateway service for businesses
Ethiopian fintech startup Chapa has launched an online payment gateway that enables businesses to accept…
60 startups share $4m as second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa
Sixty eligible black-founded startups from across Africa have been selected for the second cohort of…
Top African fund managers meeting at Oxford’s Saïd Business School next week
The Boost Africa Technical Assistance Facility and AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility will next week (September…
4YFN Awards give African startups chance to pitch at MWC 2023
African startups have been invited to apply for the 4YFN Awards, a global startup competition…
Kenya’s Wasoko relocates to Zanzibar as anchor of new government-led pro-startup initiative
Kenyan retail-tech startup Wasoko, which leverages innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain,…
Kenya’s Pezesha raises $11m pre-Series A to grow embedded finance platform
Kenya-based embedded finance fintech startup Pezesha has raised a pre-Series A investment of US$11 million…