By Mike B. Ndimurukundo, Managing Director, Andela Rwanda One of the privileges of working at Andela is having a front-row seat to...
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more...
TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for technology in Africa,...
Agricultural insurance and technology company Pula announced that it closed a USD 20 million series B fundraising round that will help thousands...
Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (“VKAV”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its first fund at $60 million. Key institutional investors in the...
BURN Manufacturing (BURN), the world’s leading clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, announced the successful completion of a follow-on carbon project...
IFC is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage...
Zone, Africa’s fast-growing payment infrastructure company (the “Company”), today announced that it has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by reputable VC...
Tappi, the end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), has today announced its expansion into Côte d’Ivoire. Building...
The International Trade Centre (ITC) signed a letter of intent with Microsoft Corporation on 27 February on the sidelines of the World...
The Catalyst Fund today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This brings their total...
Opera, in collaboration with Celo and Mento Labs, is delighted to announce a significant achievement of surpassing 1 million users of the MiniPay wallet across Nigeria, Kenya,...
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, is hosting its Africa Fintech Accelerator program’s first demo day on February 13th in Nairobi...
As crypto leaders head to Nairobi for the Sixth Africa Tech Summit, this last year may have been relatively quieter for Web3 development...
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced ten African tech ventures that will showcase their solutions to a diverse audience of industry experts,...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched today the bold and ambitious “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries. In a special session...
Beyond all the hype, blockchain technology has multiple use cases that could bring positive changes to various sectors on the African continent....
Over a hundred thousand users are currently signed up on NODO, arguably one of the continent’s most valuable products launched in 2023. Not...
Innovative businesses and start-ups across Africa will benefit from better access to risk capital thanks to a US$30 million equity investment by EIB...
As 2024 approaches we look at the growth in the African Web3 industry, with innovation and adoption set to conintue. The list...
Techstars, the most active startup investor in Africa, has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator...
tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $1.5M in an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led...