South African ed-tech startup FoondaMate is enabling students with limited internet access to study online using just WhatsApp or Facebook…
Month: September 2021
Nigerian auto-tech startup Autochek has expanded to Kenya and Uganda after acquiring the Cheki platforms for each of those countries…
Nigerian fintech startup Prospa has closed a US$3.8 million pre-seed funding round to help it accelerate customer acquisition, expand its…
The Financial Times has partnered with Seedstars to host the first FTxSDG Challenge, aimed at empowering promising, impact-driven startups and…
Manufacturing tech leader Guidewheel, which began life as Safi in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is targeting faster expansion in the…
Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan has secured a US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors to further develop…
Four Nigerian startups have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Programme, which aims to support…
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has extended the application window for its next one-year, fully-sponsored entrepreneurial training programme…
Kenya-based energy leasing company Solarise Africa has secured EUR5 million (US$5.9 million) in debt financing from Swedish impact investment platform…
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha, which is building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions, has closed a seven-figure seed extension…