Malagasy startup SAYNA, an education and freelancing platform, has raised a US$600,000 funding round to finish development. Founded in 2018…
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Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
Investment firm Unicorn Group has launched its fourth incubation programme for entrepreneurs, which for the first time is open to startups from a host of countries.
Nigerian fintech startup Trade Lenda is helping micro, small and informal retailers with access to financing for their business needs,…
Global accelerator and investment firm Techstars has expanded to Nigeria with the launch of a Lagos-based programme in partnership with…
Student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has received investment from international venture builder The Delta as part of its current funding round. …
Cape Town-based ed-tech startup Mindjoy aims to make coding skills accessible for kids – and grownups – on any internet-enabled…
VC firm Tofino Capital has completed a first close of US$5 million of a US$10 million fund focused on investing…
Kenyan electric vehicle company Opibus has changed its name to ROAM, with the rebrand coming after the company’s expansion led…
Ghanaian startup Farmerline, which describes itself as “Amazon for African farmers”, has secured a US$6.4 million pre-Series A investment plus…
South African fintech startup Stitch has launched LinkPay, allowing businesses in South Africa and Nigeria to enable users to link their financial accounts and pay securely via instant bank transfer, in seconds.