Startup
New Israel-based Digital Bank Established by Tech Entrepreneurs to Begin Providing Services in 2021
A newly launched Israeli virtual bank founded by experienced tech professionals Amnon Shashua and Marius Nacht will begin offering banking services to clients ...
Ghana
Ghanaian health tech startup, mPharma, raises $17m in a new funding round
mPharma, a Ghanaian startup that streamlines last-mile delivery of prescription drugs and makes them affordable, in under-served markets, has reportedly raised $17 million. ...
South Africa
SA fintech Peach Payments nets new investment to help it expand into Africa
SA fintech Peach Payments has raised new investment to drive its expansion into Africa, in a round led by Umkhathi Wethu Ventures (UW Ventures), in ...
Startup
GoBear raises $17 million to expand its consumer financial services for Asian markets
Singapore-based fintech  startup GoBear has raised $17 million from returning investors Walvis Participaties, a Dutch venture capital firm, and Aegon N.V., a life insurance and asset management ...
Startup
Agtech Startup Agroscout Raises $3 Million
Agroscout develops an artificial intelligence-based system that identifies and monitors crop diseases, enabling farmers to improve crop yields and reduce the use of ...
Startup
Fintech startup Zaggle ties up with Visa for innovative payments solutions for SMEs
Fintech startup Zaggle on May 23 said that it has partnered with payments technology major Visa to launch innovative payment solutions for SMEs and startups. ...
Kenya
Blockchain-based P2P remittances startup launched in Kenya
Kenyan startup BitLipa has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P), borderless remittances network that allows wallet-holders to send money anywhere in the world. Formed at ...
Startup
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon launches social banking service
Nigerian fintech startup Carbon has launched Carbon Express, a keyboard extension that allows customers to access its services from within whatever app they ...
Startup
Taking Indoor Farming to the next level -Agtech Startups Offer Scalable Solutions
With a growing global population, food scarcity is a real concern. Estimates suggest that farms will need to boost production by some 70 ...
Startup
HoBee Initiative wins the LBS MBA Entrepreneurship Contest, to pocket grand prize up to $2 million
HoBee Initiative, a platform that allows individuals to share unwanted items with others to improve savings and reduce waste, has won the grand ...