Rwanda
Rwanda: Applications Open for 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition
ABH annually awards 10 outstanding entrepreneurs from across Africa with a share of a US$1.5 million grant Applications open in English and French ...
Africa
Africa: 8 more African startups confirmed for Y Combinator W22 batch, total hits 23
Eight further African startups have been confirmed as participants in the W22 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator, taking the ...
Global
Global: Apple Acquires Credit kudos UK Fintech startup
Apple Inc. has announced the acquisition of UK open banking startup Credit Kudos, founded in 2015 by Freddy Kelly and Matt Schofield. Credit Kudos offers lenders additional data or information ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Edtech Startup, Klas, Raises $130,000 in an Angel Funding Round
Nigerian edtech startup, Klas, has raised $130,000 in an angel funding round led by a range of investors including Tola Adesanmi of Spleet, ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Rwandan Tech Startup for Lawyers Secures $1.8 Million in Funding
Kigali-based Hence Technologies has laid out plans to continue growing and scaling operations in Rwanda, especially in finding the best problem-solvers, designers, and ...
Egypt
Egypt: Naspers unit invests in Egyptian fintech start-up
A unit of Naspers, Africa’s biggest company by value, and Egypt’s largest bank invested in Lucky, to help the fintech start-up in the North ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
Fundraise will help company take advantage of Africa’s growing agriculture sector and scale-up business across the continent ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has ...
Nigeria
DEAL: Simplifyd raises $500,000 pre-seed funding, launches ZeroData
Nigerian startup, Simplifyd, has raised US$500,000 in pre-seed funding to solve the challenges associated with accessing affordable data. The new funding came from ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenyan Startup Powered by People Secures $5 Million Seed Funding for Global Expansion
Susa Ventures and Golden Ventures led the equity funding round for Powered by People. Investors such as Flexport Ventures, J Ventures, and the ...
South Africa
South Africa: SA’s Engen opens applications for $67k startup pitching competition
South African petroleum company Engen has opened applications for its Pitch & Polish pitching competition, which will see 16 entrepreneurs compete for a ...