Nigeria
Nigeria: DeFi company, Stakefair, secures US$670k pre-seed to launch its business
Stakefair, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) company has launched after securing US$670,000 pre-seed funding. Investors involved in the round include Adaverse, Nestcoin, Kepple Africa Ventures, Canza ...
Africa
Africa: $1-Million Up for Grabs in African Startups Competition
Humanity Node Protocol, Web3Africa, and Adanian Labs have partnered to launch a new competition in which startups stand a chance to win $1 ...
Startup
Zimbabwe: Zim tech start-up wins US$250,000 Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
ZIMBABWEAN tech start-up Vaxiglobal was recently named among the first winners of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa which attracted 330 ...
South Africa
South Africa: Absa CIB Invests $20 Million in Mobility Fintech, Moove
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, has secured R300 million (US$20 million) in financing from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), bringing its ...
South Africa
South Africa: Startup Launches Virtual Community Parliament for South Africans
Kleva Bucks, a tech startup founded by Lucky Kgwadi, a 31-year-old tech entrepreneur and Innovator, has launched a virtual community parliament for South ...
Global
Global: Former Flutterwave exec launches African remittance startup in UK
African fintech Sendsprint is launching in the UK to provide money transfer and gifting services to three destination countries for senders including Nigeria, ...
Global
Global: Cathay Innovation Launches €1B Global Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Startups
Cathay Innovation has launched its third venture capital fund, a €1 billion global fund targeting startups that are accelerating the sustainable transformation of ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: Safaricom to launch Ethiopian operation in phases from August
Mobile operator Safaricom, has announced it will begin a phased launch of commercial services in Ethiopia from August, having failed to meet its ...
Ghana
Ghana: E-mobility Startup SolarTaxi raises Undisclosed Funding
Ghanaian e-mobility business SolarTaxi has raised cash from Persistent to expand its product line. SolarTaxi is an electric two-wheel (e-2Ws) and four-wheel (e-4Ws) vehicle manufacturer ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Funke Opeke Wins Maiden Innocent Chukwuma Award for Innovation
Funke Opeke, Founder & CEO, MainOne (an Equinix company) has been announced as the winner of the maiden edition of Innocent Chukwuma Award for ...