South Africa
SA: GrindstoneX has chosen ten South African companies run by women to take part in its accelerator program.
Ten South African startups have been chosen for the three-year GrindstoneX accelerator program, which aims to give women entrepreneurs more power and create ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia’s National Telecommunications Company Ethio Telecom is focusing on tech startups, including funding
Ethio Telecom has launched a new program to assist local businesses in developing forward-thinking business models in digital banking and technology. The telecom ...
Africa
Africa: Google Launches First Dedicated Accelerator For Women Founders In Africa
The global search engine platform, Google, has launched a programme tagged Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program for women in technology ecosystem. According ...
Africa
Africa: Google Launches first Dedicated Startups Accelerator for Women Founders in Africa
Google announced that applications are now open for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program. The program aims to empower ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Dexter Digital to introduce Crowbux, a Fintech Solution
Dexter Digital Technologies Limited, a Nigerian financial technology (Fintech) startup with core emphasis in churning out world-class financial solutions – informed by research ...
Egypt
Egypt: Dubai-based Accounting Platform Wafeq Set to Expand to Egypt with $3mn Seed Round
Dubai-headquartered accounting and financial compliance platform Wafeq, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Raed Ventures. Included in the seed round ...
Global
Global: Regtech Salv raises €4m
Salv, a regtech startup founded by a gaggle of former Wise and Skype staffers, has raised €4 million in a seed round extension ...
Startup
Togo adopts a startup law, establishing startup labels.
An initiative to foster technological and digital innovation is being approved by the Togo government on January 11, 2023. The executive branch met ...
Africa
Africa: An All-Time High of $5.3 billion was raised by African startups in 2022.
In 2022, African start-ups raised a record US$5.3 billion. However, that may be the peak because the funding pool is getting smaller as ...
Global
Global: Revolut close to finalising 2021 accounts as fintech seeks U.K. licence
Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to finalising its long-overdue 2021 financial accounts, two people with knowledge of the matter said that this ...