Seedstars World, a Swiss-based startup competition in emerging markets, and the African Development Bank have announced a strategic partnership to […]
South Africa’s Naspers Wants to Beat Uber Eats and Deliveroo. But Initial Bid for Takeover Rejected!
The battle for the future of online food delivery just got a whole lot spicier. South African tech investment firm Naspers said […]
Adiwale Partners Holds the First Closing of Adiwale Fund I at €50 Million
Adiwale Partners, the private equity firm focusing on growth capital investments for SMEs in French-speaking West Africa, has announced the […]
AfriLabs Admits 20 New Hubs into Its Network
AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of technology and innovation hubs has admitted 20 new hubs to its network, spreading its […]
Anzisha Prize: 21-Year Old Yannick Kimanuka, Congolese Entrepreneur is the $25,000 Grand Prize Winner
It was a night of celebration as the Anzisha Prize, in partnership with the African Leadership Academy (ALA) and Mastercard […]
MasterCard FDN: Opportunity for African EdTech Entrepreneurs to Disrupt Secondary Education. APPLY NOW!
The Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) inviting growth-stage, […]
Carbon Launches Financial Services Platform for Entrepreneurs to Scale Their Businesses
Carbon, Nigeria’s foremost digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, […]
temtem: Algeria’s Ride-Hailing Startup Raises the Largest Series A Funding of US$4M
temtem, the Algiers-based ride-hailing and transportation company, has raised Algeria’s largest Series A funding with 4M$ from Tell Venture Automotive […]
Jack Ma Receives Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award
Forbes Media on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 presented the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award to Alibaba Group founder and Partner Jack […]
S.A.’s Yoco Grows to 50,000 Customers and Launches New Card Machine, Opening Access to a Broader Mass Market of Small Businesses
Yoco, the South African Point of Sale payments provider, announces that its customer base of small businesses had crossed the […]
