Africa
Senegal emerges Africa’s main tech hub
Since 2016, VivaTech has made its mark as the European epicenter of innovation and digital technology. With more than 2,000 exhibitors from across the globe, the trade show offers unparalleled access ...
Kenya based fintech, Pezesha raises a pre-series A investment of $11 million
Kenya based fintech, Pezesha has raised a pre-series A investment of $11 Million. The round was a mix of $6 million equity and $5 million debt. The funding round, which was led by Women’s World Bankin...
Nigerian fintech startup, Grey raises $2 m in seed funding
Grey, a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service offered by Grey enables its customers to ha...
Egypt’s AUC Venture lab named best accelerator program in Africa
The Venture Lab at The American University in Cairo (AUC) was recognized as the Best Accelerator in Africa at the inaugural Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa summit, which was held in Cape Town, Sout...
Flapmax and Microsoft announce first cohort of African startups
Flapmax in partnership with Microsoft selected twelve companies for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, aimed at strengthening and scaling up the Africa’s digital ecosystem. The twelve-w...
Apply NOW for Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme!
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) (www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, has opened applications for the 2022...
Kenyan FinTech startup, Paylend raises $2 million
Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia Consu...
Winners of AYuTe Africa Challenge announced
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO of ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers and Jehiel Oliver, founder and CEO of Hello Tractor,...
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association sets up a new training academy
To bolster economic and social growth in Africa, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) has announced the establishment of the AVCA Training Academy (“AVCA Academy”) to prov...