Startups
Spotlighting emerging tech startups, innovative solutions, and the entrepreneurs behind them. Learn about the next big thing in the tech industry here.
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Bolt raises €600M to help accelerate expansion across Africa and Europe
Bolt has today announced it has raised €600M (KES 78 Billion). This latest round has increased the company's valuation to…
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SWVL is going public in new merger with all-female SPAC, Queen’s Gambit
SWVL, the transportation startup that's been operating in Kenya for a while now, will be going public in a merger…
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Health-tech Startup, Field Intelligence, expands to 11 cities in Kenya and Nigeria
Field Intelligence launched Shelf Life in 2017 to solve the inventory problem cutting across Africa’s $75B retail pharmacy market
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AGRF and Heifer International announce launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021
The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2021 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage,…
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Voltron Capital wants to make funding readily available for African Startups
Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has today announced the launch of…
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Taager, Egypt’s Social eCommerce platform, closes $6.4M Seed Round
Taager will now scale its platform and expand to Middle East
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M-Kopa Asset Financing expands to Nigeria, announces General Manager
Kenya's M-Kopa enters Nigerian Market. To lead the new Nigerian team, M-Kopa has named Babajide Duroshola as its General Manager.
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Nigeria’s ticketing startup, Tix.Africa, closes six-figure pre-seed funding
Tix.Africa launched in 2019 in Lagos. The founders have successfully run the Eat Drink Lagos Food Festival since 2015.
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MaxAB raises $40 Million Series A for expansion
The new capital raised will be deployed to expand MaxAB’s physical footprint across the MENA region with its expansion to…
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MDaaS Global raises $2.3 Million for Digital Health Solution and Nigerian Expansion
Currently in private beta and with a speedily growing waitlist, SentinelX is set to launch publicly in September 2021.
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Early-stage Startups can now apply for Wimbart’s PR Office Hours
Wimbart Office Hours is targeted at early-stage startups and with a focus on companies building tech solutions for Africans on…
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Second edition of ATU Africa Innovation Challenge launched
The ATU Africa Innovation Challenge is a programme that seeks to provide both short and long-term solutions and opportunities to…
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Second edition of ‘Future is Female Mentorship Program’ launched
C. Moore Media (CMM), a New York headquartered PR agency focusing on the US, UK, and African markets, has announced…
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Nigeria’s Helium Health launches cutting-edge health tech services in Kenya
Helium Health, the largest Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Hospital Management Information (HMI) Systems provider in West Africa has announced…
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Gebeya launches first-of-its-kind revamped marketplace
Gebeya connects Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises to professional talents from across the continent. The platform offers a self-service…
