Google announced today its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund which was launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google...

With household consumption and urbanization increasing on the continent, Africa represents a veritable gold mine for companies looking to expand...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put several megatrends in motion. These are powerful, transformative forces shaping every area of our lives,...

Bento, a pan-African digital payroll and HR Management (HRM) platform, has today announced its launch into three new markets, establishing...

TradeDepot, the leading B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has raised $110 million in an equity and debt...

Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization, and Meta have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building...

It is no doubt that blockchain as an innovative technology continues to find its way into every facet of life...

There are several trends that have dominated the African cybersecurity landscape in 2021. The continent remains a point of investment...

Digital payments have shifted from being a nice-to-have for businesses to a necessity as more consumers prefer digital platforms as...

Africa is on the radar of the world’s cybercriminals, and with social engineering and phishing among the most common attack...

IndyGeneUS AI opens its seed round with a $1.5M investment from South African-based venture capital company IsimoVest Venture Capital Partners...

RabbitMart, or Rabbit for short, has raised $11 million in pre-seed funding. The convenience delivery startup was able to raise...

Efreshli, an Egyptian furniture e-commerce platform, has raised a seed round worth US$550,000 to help it build on strong early...

Adbot, a South-Africa based startup, has raised US$500,000 (ZAR7 million) in a funding round to expand its customer base. The...

JUMO has raised $120 million in a fresh funding round. The fintech company which is based in South Africa and...

Sympl, a fintech startup that is based in Egypt, has secured an undisclosed investment from venture capital firm, A15. This...

BasiGo, an e-mobility startup has launched operations in Nairobi, Kenya. This is coming after the startup raised US$900,000 (KES 100m)...

Africa-focused ed-tech startup, Semicolon Africa, has closed a US$1.2 million seed funding round. Participants in the funding round included angel...

Moove, an African mobility fintech, has signed an exclusive partnership with Lori Systems, the leading e-logistics company in Africa. The...

Appetito, a warehousing and last-mile delivery startup that is based in Egypt, has closed a $2 million pre-Series A investment...

African cross-border payments company, Chipper Cash, has closed $150 million in a Series C funding round. The funding round was...

Twiga, a B2B e-commerce food distribution platform, has announced a $50 million Series C round to drive its operations in...

Egypt-based B2B marketplace, Kuzlo, has raised an undisclosed amount of pre-Seed investment. The funding round was led by Nama Ventures,...

LinkedIn, a social network for career and business professionals, has announced the launch of its Service Marketplace feature. The Microsoft-owned...

Zambian fintech startup, Union54, has received another investment from Tiger Global, a leading venture capital firm. The $3 million seed...

Ghanaian health startup, mPharma, has acquired a major stake in Ugandan-based pharmacy, Vine Pharmacy. This is coming two years after...

The Apple Entrepreneur Camp is open for applications. The Camp is open to developers and founders who are black. The...

New calendar app, Hera, is transforming calendar into the main work interface for users. In a pre-seed funding round led...

Ride-hailing firms keep emerging in Nigeria, each with its own app and web-based transport services tailored towards passengers' needs. No...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has introduced a N500 million Tertiary Institution Entrepreneurship Scheme (TIES) grant to support the...