South African fintech startup Scale, an issuer orchestration platform and payments enabler, has raised a US$700,000 pre-seed funding round to…
Author: Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson
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.
Egyptian online lending marketplace Qardy has partnered consumer finance company Waseela to launch a digital consumer financing product. Founded in…
Nigerian ed-tech startup Tespire is helping private and public schools to optimise their revenue collection via its data-driven, automated platform.…
Ivorian insurtech startup WiASSUR has secured investment from the pan-African AXIAN Group to help it further roll out its offering.…
Egyptian fintech startup Bokra has partnered the Canadian International College (CIC) to launch a EGP10 million (US$207,000) fund to back…
Raising funding is, obviously, important for high-growth startups, and difficult in the current climate. But does focusing on securing investment…
Nigerian ed-tech startup Dexude has been granted Business Finland TEMPO funding to accelerate its efforts in democratising access to quality…
Fifteen startups have been named winners of the fourth edition of the annual Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards, This year’s edition of…
Off-grid solar companies Yellow Malawi and Zambia’s RDG Collective have secured a combined US$3.25 million in debt investment from Acumen’s…
Immobazyme and UVU Bio have partnered to launch Catalyst 2024, a pitch competition for early-stage biotech startups. UVU Bio is…