Search results for "venture fund"
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2.0KInnovationAfrica’s fintech sector grows and matures as investments skyrocket
Africa’s fintech sector is growing and maturing, with more startups active in the space than ever before, platforms increasingly offering a variety...
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3.4KAppsEgypt-based social media startup Minly has raised $3.6 million
Minly, a platform empowering stars to create authentic, personalised connections with their fans across the Mena region, has closed an oversubscribed $3.6...
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2.0KInnovationTelecel Group ASIP Accelerator powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech selects Top 10 startups for 2021 Cohort
Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa’s top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech, has selected the 10 tech startups that...
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3.6KInnovation500 Startups Next Ecosystem Hub is Africa
Mareme Dieng, 500 Startups Lead, Global Innovation Strategy, Africa shares 500’s vision for Africa From 55 startups successfully funded in 2015 to 359...
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2.9KCape TownCarry1st and CrazyLabs Team Up to Catalyze Mobile Gaming Development in Africa With Launch of Accelerator in Cape Town
Carry1st, the mobile games publishing platform that enables global gaming studios to unlock the untapped African market, and CrazyLabs, a global top...
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4.3KInnovationNigerian fintech BFREE raises a seed round to tackle rising consumer debt in Africa
Nigerian fintech BFREE focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled, credit management solution that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient,...
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3.0KInnovationCarry1st Raises $6M Series A to Scale Mobile Games in Africa
Carry1st the mobile games publishing platform that enables global gaming studios to unlock the untapped African market, has raised $6M in Series...
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9.1KGhanaInsurtech start-up OKO raises $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa
OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2...
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2.3KCryptocurrency AfricaFintech startup Afriex raises $1.2m seed round as it expands across Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as it bids to scale its payments and...
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2.7KEthiopiaGIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia
GIZ, Orange, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation are launching the Addis...
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3.1KInnovation
African FinTech trends in a post-Covid world
By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...
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2.2KCryptocurrency AfricaCrypto predictions for 2021
Ongoing volatility, further progress on regulations and continued interest from institutional investors can be expected in 2021 according to Luno, South Africa’s...
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2.9KEast AfricaAfrican InsureTech Platform Pula raises $6mn Series A
African InsureTech platform Pula that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a...
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4.9KInnovationIlara Health raises $3.75m Series A led by TLcom
Ilara Health, a healthtech start-up focused on bringing essential, affordable and life-saving diagnostics to African consumers, has raised $3.75 million in Series...
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4.1KAwardsApplications Closing – AppsAfrica Awards 2020
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories and...
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6.3KInnovationDigital asset exchange Luno is acquired By Digital Currency Group
Digital Currency Group (DCG), a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies, today announced the acquisition of Luno, a...
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8.4KAppsKenyan water & utility startup HydroIQ launches smart billing App
Kenyan Water & Utility startup HydroIQ has launched its Smart Billing app, which enables property managers and utilities to digitize their water...
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15.9KAppsEntries open for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories. The...
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3.8KInnovationVALR raises $3.4M Series A to advance cryptocurrency adoption
VALR, South Africa’s largest bitcoin exchange by trading volume, announced today that it has raised R57-million (US$3.4-million) to advance the adoption of...
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4.7KInnovationKomaza raises $28M Series B for tech-enabled sustainable forestry in Kenya
Komaza, a Kenyan based tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company, secured a first close of $28m of a planned $33m Series B equity financing....
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8.1KInnovationAfrica’s e-health startups have raised over $90M this year
The number of African e-health startups operating across the continent has hit an all-time high at 180 active companies, while investment into...
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4.2KEast AfricaGoodwell Investments leads Series A in East Africa Fruits
East Africa Fruits Co., a Tanzanian company addressing food distribution challenges to improve efficiencies in the farm-to-market sector, announced that it closed...
