Africa
Africa: 10 African Startups Selected for Techstars Toronto’s 2023 Summer Cohort
Techstars Toronto, a renowned accelerator program, has introduced its impressive summer cohort for 2023, which includes ten promising African startups among a total ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nestcoin Secures $1.9 Million Investment to Fuel Onboard Digital Wallet Development
Nigerian decentralized finance (DeFi) firm Nestcoin has announced a successful funding round, raising $1.9 million, which it describes as a strategic funding effort. ...
Global
Global: ThetaRay Secures $57 Million in Private Funding Round, Led by Portage
ThetaRay, based in Israel, has announced that it successfully raised $57 million in a private funding round. The round was spearheaded by the ...
Global
Global: Sub-Saharan Africa Ranks Lowest in Global Startup Ecosystems, Urgent Change Needed – Startup Genome Report
The global technological and innovative landscape is rapidly evolving, with North America, Europe, and Asia emerging as dominant players in the startup ecosystem, ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Seven Nigerian Startups Chosen for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield
The annual TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition has selected seven promising Nigerian startups to compete among a pool of 200 early-stage startups from around ...
Africa
African Fintech Startups Secure $2.7 Billion in VC Funding
Fintech startups across Africa’s dynamic market have successfully raised over $2.7 billion in venture capital (VC) funding over the past two years, according ...
Africa
African Startup Funding Surges Past $20 Billion Milestone, Despite Funding Challenges
Over the course of the last 15 years, Nigerian startups and others across the African continent have collectively attracted more than $20 billion ...
Africa
Africa: Google Introduces AI First Accelerator Program to Empower African Startups
Google has introduced the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First,” a pioneering initiative designed to provide support to African startups leveraging Artificial Intelligence ...
Kenya
Kenyan Fintech Zanifu Secures $11.2 Million to Expand Inventory Financing Services
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has successfully raised $11.2 million in a funding round focused on debt-equity financing. The funds will be used ...
Africa
Africa: Visa Unveils Africa FinTech Accelerator to Nurture Startup Ecosystem
Visa has introduced a program aimed at fostering Africa’s burgeoning startup landscape. The Africa FinTech Accelerator, unveiled on Wednesday (June 14), will offer ...