Africa
Africa-focused startup Andela becomes a unicorn after SoftBank and Zuckerberg investments
The startup says it’s booming after pivoting from training junior developers to placing senior engineers with global companies. Andela, a startup that connects ...
Egypt
Egypt: Talabat expands outsourcing services with regional customer service center in Cairo
Talabat, the Egypt and MENA food and grocery delivery app announced an expansion of outsourcing services with a regional customer service center in ...
Startup
Uganda: 5 Rising Ugandan Startups In 2021
The startup ecosystem is likely to keep growing in the future, as the threshold between the demands of society and the supporting technology ...
Africa
African crypto exchange Yellow Card raises a record $15M Serie A
African B2C crypto exchange Yellow Card has announced a $15 million Serie A raise led by Valar Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, and Third Prime alongside participation from Coinbase Ventures, Square, and Blockchain.com ...
Africa
Tunisia: Flat6Labs closes $10M seed fund for Tunisian startups
Regional seed and early-stage venture capital firm Flat6Labs has finished raising $10 million for its seed fund targeted at Tunisian startups, according to a statement ...
South Africa
SA: Payabill launches online payment solution for SMEs
Payabill, a South Africa-based fintech lender, has developed a product where it takes the risk of settling the bills of international suppliers directly ...
Global
Ascend Money becomes first fintech unicorn in Thailand
Ascend Money lands $150 million in funding from US-based Bow Wave Capital Management, Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, and Ant Group A noticeable ...
Morroco
Morocco transport and logistics startup Cloud Fret raises $390K
Cloud Fret, a Moroccan logistics startup has raised $390,000 from the Azur Innovation Fund. The fund earlier made its first investment into Epicerie Verte. The ...
Africa
Yabx expands operations and service offerings in Africa
Netherlands-based Yabx has announced it aims for expanding its market share in the digital lending space in Africa. With partnership agreements signed with banks and ...
Morroco
Morocco: 11 startups to participate in Plug and Play accelerator program in Morocco
Following the success of Plug and Play’s Smart Cities Batch 1 program, the company is launching a second accelerator in the region which ...