Start-Ups

Andela Secures $100M Series led by Al Gore’s, Generation Investment Management

Andela today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding, led by Generation Investment Management with participation from existing investors including Chan...

Preview of Africa Tech Summit Kigali - Feb 2019

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10 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit

Ten companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa...

Applications are now open for Go Global Africa which is seeking startups from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya who are looking to take their ventures to the next level and participate in a 2-week acceleration programme in the UK.

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Go Global Africa seeking startups from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya for UK program

Applications are now open for Go Global Africa which is seeking startups from South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya who are looking to...

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Industry leaders announced to speak at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019

With less than three months to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019 on February 13-15th, the first 35 expert speakers from across...

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MTN opens Mobile Money API in Uganda

MTN Uganda has become the first within the MTN Group to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface...

AI startup FinChatBot secures investment in South Africa

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Fintech startup FinChatBot secures investment in South Africa

FinChatBot has recieved a co-investment from South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners and Mauritius-based VC Compass. FinChatBot develops chatbots to...

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AppsAfrica.com Awards Winners 2018 Announced

Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners were announced at the annual Awards party in Cape Town last night. Now in their fourth year, the...

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Tech Changing Africa

The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards seek to recognise ventures using mobile or technology to drive change, solve problems and impact the lives of Africans across the...

Five African AgriTech ventures driving growth

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Five African AgriTech ventures driving the growth of agriculture

African AgriTech is rapidly growing, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110% over the past two years, and over US$19...

Cape Town-based Project codeX, which runs programming courses with the aim of addressing the lack of developers in Africa is training talented young brains to build Africa’s digital future.

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Seedstars announces 10 startups for Cape Town final

Here are the ten startups from Cape Town’s startup scene selected to compete at the fourth edition of Seedstars Cape Town for...

Yoco launches new cash advance service to SME's in South Africa

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Yoco launches new cash advance service for SME’s in South Africa

Yoco the South African-based fintech company has launched Yoco Capital providing small businesses with fast cash advances. Having recently announced the successful close of...

Yoco Raises $16M Series B Led by Partech

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Yoco Raises $16M Series B Led by Partech

Yoco, the South African-based Point of Sale payments provider, has raised a Series B round of US$16M led by Partech, a Venture...

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Submissions Open For Meet The Farmers Innov8Agric Challenge

Submissions for the 2018 Meet The Farmers Conference Innov8Agric Challenge are now open. The submission is open for Kenyan and other African...

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Nigerian FinTech Startup Mines Secures $13M to Grow Digital Credit Platform

Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund,...

Gebeya has announced that it has acquired CODERS4AFRICA Inc. (C4A) to further accelerate its growth and fuel its developer talent pool into its marketplace.

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Gebeya acquires Coders4Africa to expand African developer base

Gebeya has announced that it has acquired CODERS4AFRICA Inc. (C4A) to further accelerate its growth and fuel its developer talent pool into its marketplace. ...

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Entries Open For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018

Entries are now open for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing...

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African agri-tech ecosystem grows 110% in last two years

The African agri-tech space is booming, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110 per cent over the past...

Blockchain powered Wala expands into South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda

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Blockchain powered Wala expands into South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda

Wala the blockchain-powered financial services platform and launch partner of Dala cryptocurrency has announced that it is now live in three markets,...

Impact Dakar launches start-up incubation program

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Impact Dakar launches start-up incubation program

Impact Dakar’s has launched the Incuberation program that aims to support Dakar’s most innovative early-stage entrepreneurs and turn their ideas into viable...

iHub announces 27 digital start-ups to take part in Traction Camp

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iHub announces 27 digital start-ups for accelerator program

iHub has announced a second cohort of digital startups who will participate in a scale-up accelerator program, Traction Camp. The 27 startups have...

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A24Media announces $1M media technology investment fund at Africa Tech Summit Kigali

A24Media has announced a $1M media technology investment fund today at Africa Tech Summit Kigali. The fund is aimed to support technology developers...