SWIFT has announced the extension of its Innotribe innovation arm to support innovation in emerging fintech ecosystems such as Africa…
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South Africa’s curated marketplace for adventures Gummie.co.za has raised an undisclosed funding round from angel investors, enabling it to relaunch…
Nigerian online furniture marketplace Showroom.ng Nigeria’s has secured seed funding, saying it would not disclose the exact figure but putting…
South African mobile shopping application startup MySidekick has secured a ZAR4 million (US$280,000) staged investment from Stellenbosch-based technology funder and developer…
Kenyan startup Kopo Kopo, which launched in February 2012 and enables merchants to accept payments through a variety of electronic…
Rwandan remittance startup Mergims has closed a US$50,000 investment round from a local angel investor, which it will use it…
Impact-focused equity crowdfunding portal Malaik has launched in Africa, bidding to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on the continent…
Ghanaian payments technology startup expressPay has been named a winner of the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative of the Bill…
Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar energy startup M-KOPA Solar has raised a US$19 million funding round, to be used to expand the…
Naspers and Tencent-owned mobile messaging and communication company WeChat Africa has announced the launch of a ZAR50 million (US$3.5 million)…