Ashoka launches the maiden edition of their African Social Investment Accelerator to support social entrepreneurs across the continent to refine their […]
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AMA.ZING Provides Solution to High Charges Zimbabweans Pay for Remittances Across SA Border
AMA.ZING is now offering millions of Zimbabweans the ability to purchase US$-linked digital coins that are easily converted to buy […]
Accenture is in Search of Africa’s Top 30 Tech Startups, Apply Now!
Accenture in collaboration with Forbes Africa calls for entries as they search for Africa’s Top 30 Tech Startups named Firestarter. […]
Careem: Uber’s Biggest Competition in the Middle East, Launches In Sudan
Careem, Uber’s largest rival in the Middle East, expanded its services into a 14th country as it launched operations in Khartoum, […]
TeachersAroundMe: The EdTech Start-Up Reviving The Education Industry in Nigeria
TeachersAroundMe, a company which focuses on digital distribution of professional teachers, linguists, counselors and skill trainers with clients was launched […]
Goodwell Announces New €20M Fund for Fast Growing Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Goodwell Investments, the Amsterdam based VC, reports it has launched a new €20 million fund for investments in the inclusive […]
Yoco, A POS Payments Platform, SA, Has Raised $16M to Substantially Grow User Base
South African fintech start-up Yoco has raised US$16-million from a range of international and local investors. The point-of-sale payments specialist raised […]
JUMO Partners Airtel and Letshego Bank to Launch Timiza Akiba
South Africa’s fintech company, JUMO, which partners banks and e-commerce platforms to “deliver progressive financial choices to customers in emerging […]
WiFi.com.ng: Tizeti Secures $3M Series A Led by 4DX Ventures
The Nigerian ISP start-up, Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led […]
SA’s Wala Wins $100,000 at the 2018 Zambezi Prize
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Mastercard Foundation has named South African […]