Start-Ups
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3.6KAFGRI launches new agri-tech platform Axl
South African agricultural services company AFGRI Agri Services has launched Axl a new agri-tech platform enabling farmers to find, rent, and pay...
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Novastar raises $108M to invest in startups in Africa
Novastar held the final closing of Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II (NVAF II) with total commitments of $108 million. Now managing more...
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Venture for Africa program to match global talent with leading African tech startups
Global fellowship program Venture for Africa (VFA), has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship. The...
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Goodwell 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...
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TLcom invests in Nigerian fintech data platform Okra
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s...
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Nigeria’s tech opportunity in a crisis
Africa Tech Summit Connects is an online series of webinars and digital content sharing insights from across the African tech ecosystem. Nigeria’s...
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Kenyan tech companies step up to enable free distribution of sanitation products
A broad coalition of Kenyan tech companies has today launched Safe Hands Kenya to deploy free soap, hand sanitizer, surface disinfectant and...
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Kenyan logistics platform Amitruck gains investment from GreenTec Capital
GreenTec Capital has announced an investment in Kenya’s Amitruck, a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters....
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Mobile communication solution Mobiz raises US$1m from Kalon Partners
South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners today announced a US$1-million investment into Mobiz, one of the fastest growing SmartSMS marketing...
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2.7KUrgent call for innovators from Africa to fight COVID19 with low-cost ventilators
As the COVID19 crisis rapidly grows across the globe there is an urgent search under way to find proven low-cost ventilator technologies,...
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Facebook launches Community Accelerator programme across Africa
Facebook has announced the launch of the Community Accelerator programme which will be available in the following countries across SSA: South Africa,...
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Founder Institute and Semicolon Partner to Support Early-Stage Founders
The Founder Institute, the pre-seed accelerator program, and Semicolon, an organisation turning Africa’s vibrant youth population into an army of technologists –...
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Orange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m round in digital identity startup, Youverify
Orange Digital Ventures Africa announces its latest investment on the African continent by leading the $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify. The...
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Applications open for Africa4Future program
Africa4Future – a joint accelerator program between Airbus’ BizLab, and Make-IT in Africa by GIZ have opened applications for solutions in Agriculture...
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Investing in African startups and building the next generation
The Africa Start-up Summit hosted at Africa Tech Summit in partnership with Disrupt Africa uncovered some of the key areas from the...
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Superfluid Labs wins ENGIE Challenge at Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Kenyan data analytics startup Superfluid Labs has been named winner of the ENGIE Challenge at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, earning the chance...
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African credit scoring startups selected for ENGIE challenge at Africa Tech Summit in Kigali
Five African credit scoring startups have been selected to pitch for the chance to secure a testing phase for their solutions with...
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African tech startup funding hits $491m in record-breaking 2019
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million....
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Startups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali
Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the...
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Tech leaders set to connect at the third Africa Tech Summit in Rwanda this February 4-6th
With less than three weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, over 80 expert speakers from across the continent have...
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Micro-insuretech startup Turaco closes $1.2M seed round
Kenya-based micro-insurtech startup, Turaco, has announced a successful seed capital raise of USD $1.2 million to further scale its operations across Africa....
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Nairobi Garage launches premium flexible working hub in Spring Valley
Nairobi Garage is set to open the doors to a fourth innovative workspace in the Spring Valley area, in response to accelerating...
