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6.0KEast AfricaWhere, why and how to invest in African tech?
The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...
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3.7KInnovationThe SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria
The SpeedUPAfrica Bootcamp is returning to Nigeria from July 5-9 with the goal of empowering a new wave of African start-ups. Following...
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3.8KEgyptInnoventures launches Startup Reactor in Egypt
Innoventures has opened applications for the fourth cycle of its accelerator program ‘Startup Reactor’ in partnership with VC4A after a successful third cycle...
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3.7KAdvisory News
Africa Tech Summit London announces the first 20 speakers
The Africa Tech Summit London brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, banks, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures...
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4.9KEast AfricaHotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge to create African travel tech giant
African travel tech industry rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology,...
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3.2KInnovationCall for applications for Lagos Startup DealDay
Lagos StartUp DealDay brings together Lagos Angel Network (LAN) members, other angel investors and Lagos startup ecosystem players in a process where the...
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4.4KAdvisory NewsAfrica Tech Summit London – Where African Tech and Europe Connects On April 20th
Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN), the event where African Tech and Europe connects returns to London on April 20th, providing unrivaled insight and networking with the...
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5.5K3East AfricaBitPesa closes a $2.5M round to expand digital payments business beyond Africa
BitPesa, the leading frontier market digital currency payments company, has closed a $2.5 million Series A round to expand its services in...
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4.9KInnovationNew seed investment firm Outlierz launches in Morocco
After three years of hard work on the ground, connecting entrepreneurs and building a startup community in Morocco, a team of entrepreneurs...
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5.6KAdvisory NewsThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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5.7KEgyptIFC invests $2 million in Flat6Labs Egyptian seed fund
Flat6Labs, the leading regional early-stage investment company has joined forces with IFC as the lead investors in its EGP 75 million Egypt-focused...
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5.9KAppsNigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million
Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...
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3.8KEast AfricaVisa and Nest to run fintech bootcamp in Nairobi
Visa, in partnership with Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and incubator Nest will run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya, for...
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4.7K1Advisory NewsThe time for investors to be brave in Africa is now
Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...
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4.5KEast Africa12 start-ups to pitch at Seedstars Africa in Kigali
All roads lead to Rwanda next week for the 12 start-ups pitching at Seedstars Africa in Kigali for the finale of the...
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3.4KInnovationSA marketing platform delvv.io raises over $450K
Less than a year after launching, South African creative technology startup delvv.io has successfully concluded first-round funding, securing R6.5 million to further...
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3.7KAdvisory NewsSilicon Valley VC’s invest in Zipline Series B
Silicon Valley venture firms have participated in Zipline’s Series B round which has already launched a commercial drone service in Rwanda. Investors...
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6.8KAppsFinal call for Appsafrica.com Innovation Award entries
Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have until midnight tomorrow, Tuesday 20th to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation...
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8.0K1AppsZazu using tech to trade local produce smarter
It’s 3am; gogo (granny) rises from her bed to prepare to catch the bus from her farming village on the Mozambican border...
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4.6KInnovationDeadline for GSMA Innovation fund today
The first round of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund closes this Friday, 18th September at 11.59pm GMT. As reported the fund...
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5.2K2InnovationZuckerberg makes surprise visit to see Nigerian tech scene
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to with...
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2.9KEventsHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
