African agri-tech entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, which is offering two US$50,000 cash prizes…
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South African startup Lulalend, an online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has raised Series…
South African payments startup Ozow, formerly known as i-Pay, has raised follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners as part of…
Nigerian ed-tech startup ScholarX has raised US$100,000 towards an intended US$200,000 pre-seed funding round to launch new products and grow…
Nigerian transport startup MAX.ng has raised US$7 million in funding to expand across West Africa and add to its product…
South African online cleaning services platform SweepSouth has become the first startup backed by Naspers Foundry, securing ZAR30 million (US$2.1…
Egyptian app-based mass transit system Swvl has raised a US$42 million Series B-2 round for further expansion, taking its total…
South African insurance comparison platform CompareGuru has been acquired by insurance distribution company SureStart from Silvertree Internet Holdings. Founded in…
Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of startups operating in the space growing by…
Egyptian startup Eksab has raised seed funding from 500 Startups as it bids to become the leading daily fantasy sports…