Startup
Three African startups to pitch at World Bank’s Agriculture Innovation Challenge
Three African startups South Africa’s Esus Farm and Injini and Ghana’s Satelligence have been selected to pitch at World Bank’s Agriculture Innovation Challenge set to take place on the 10th June ...
Startup
Red Dot is red hot- Israeli VC raises $200 million for its second fund
Israeli venture capital fund Red Dot Capital Partners is close to raising $200 million for a new fund, according to filings submitted to the U.S. ...
Startup
Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup, Jamborow has reportedly raised $400,000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform. The investment will help the startup ...
News
Grab Launches a Fully Digital GrabPay Card in Philippines
Grab announced today the launch of the GrabPay Card in the Philippines, a fully digital prepaid card powered by Mastercard that extends GrabPay’s ...
Startup
South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach with Western Union
Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces ...
Startup
Ugandan on-demand startup Logistify AI on a mission to address warehousing issues in Africa
Growing up in rural Uganda, Daniel Emaasit and Tobias Tukei helped their parents operate their family warehouse and farm. For more than 20 years they struggled to ...
South Africa
South Africa Insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions Raises $1.3m Funding
South African insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised US$1.3 million in the second tranche of its Series A funding round to help it ...
Startup
Meet Raise, a private equity exchange simplifying the future of fundraising in Africa
For good reason, startups are excited when they announce the close of a funding round. While not a guarantee of future success, navigating ...
Nigeria
Fintech start-up, Kiakia, launches P2P lending investment mobile app
KiaKia, one of Nigeria’s leading lending fintech companies, has launched the first lending investment mobile app in the country. The Android-based mobile app ...
Startup
Crowdfunding vs Venture Capital- How to Fund Your Startup
Raising money to cover your startup-costs and scale-up can be a drawn-out process. Particularly when it comes to choosing the best funding method. ...