The British Embassy in Cairo has announced plans to invest GBP1 million (US$1.2 million) in Egyptian startup businesses as a…
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South African on-demand alcohol delivery app BOTTLES has raised ZAR500,000 (US$36,000) from investor Gil Oved after pitching on the MNet…
Middle East and North African (MENA) early-stage investment company Flat6Labs has announced the International Finance Corporation and the Social Fund…
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack has closed a US$1.3 million seed investment round, with participation from numerous international investors. Launched in…
Recently-launched VC firm Algebra Ventures has announced it has raised US$40 million to invest in Egyptian tech startups, which it…
Early-stage startups competition Seedstars World and non-profit initiative TRECC have partnered to uncover e-learning products and services than can have…
The South African Department of Small Business Development has launched the Amavulandlela Fund, aimed at offering financial backing to disabled…
South African startup OurHood, which provides private local neighbourhood networks that allow neighbours to access information specifically relevant to them,…
A new e-book – Digital Kenya, An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making – has been released, analysing the East African…
South Africa’s Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay, the company behind mobile payments solution SnapScan. Firepay, formed…