Start-Ups
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4.8KYoco 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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3.8KSubmissions 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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7.4KNigerian 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,...
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4.7KGebeya 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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17.9K10Entries 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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6.9KAfrican 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...
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4.7KBlockchain 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,...
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4.3KImpact 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...
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5.4KiHub 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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3.1KA24Media 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...
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3.9K1Investment in African tech startups grows by 51%
Investment into African tech startups hit the highest levels since records began in 2017, with 159 startups raising in excess of US$195...
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19.6K10 AppsAfrica.com Awards Winners Announced In Cape Town
Having received over 300 entries, the AppsAfrica.com Awards Winners 2017 were announced at a pan-African mobile and tech awards party at Shimmy...
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5.1K1AppsAfrica.com Entries Open To Find The Best Mobile & Tech Ventures Across Africa
The third AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards return to Cape Town on November 6th, 2017 to celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa...
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3.6KGE Lagos Garage launches new program for entrepreneurs in Nigeria
The fourth edition of the GE Lagos Garage advanced manufacturing and skills training program for entrepreneurs is scheduled to take off in...
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3.8K5 reasons African start-ups should apply to GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
With less than two weeks left to apply for the second GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, here are five reasons start-ups in Africa...
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4.0KOMG Digital raises $1.1M to drive expansion and content to African millennials
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced it has closed a seed funding round of $1.1M from a host of international investors....
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3.7KLast chance for African tech startups to apply for the €20M PitchDrive tour
PitchDrive, a three week, five-city European tech hub tour across London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich and Paris is closing applications this week. A...
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3.0K€50M for start-ups in Africa through Orange Digital Investment vehicle
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As...
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3.6KAfrican fintech startups have raised over $92M
More than 300 African fintech startups are active across the continent, disrupting the financial services landscape with innovative solutions that are attracting...
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2.9K1GSMA rolls out the second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The GSMA has launched its second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund following the success of the first round which invested in start-ups across...
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3.3KVC4Africa launches new program to support Africa’s digital entrepreneurs at Africa Tech Summit London
VC4Africa has today officially launched a new African focused business acceleration program with the World Bank Group at Africa Tech Summit London. ...
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3.1KThe 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...
