Nesta Challenges has announced the launch of the Afri-Plastics Challenge. The Challenge will reward the best Cleantech startups with waste management solutions from throughout Sub-Saharan Africa for marine plastic waste
With the emergence of digitalization in our everyday life, there are bound to be times when we require assistance in getting to places, realizing where we are, and even remembering
South African short-term Insurtech startup, Ctrl, has announced it raised $2.3m from early-stage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry.
Ctrl was founded in 2017 by Pieter Venter. The Insurtech startup
Three years old Nigerian Blockchain startup, Patricia has announced it is done with Nigeria and will be moving its headquarters to the Northern European country of Estonia. The announcement is
The Support Fund for Economic Initiatives for Young People (FAIEJ) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP-Togo) has launched the Togolese Facility for the Acceleration and ‘Innovation (FTAI) to provide
Johannesburg-based home services eCommerce startup Kandua has announced it raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Series A funding round to help it expand its product offering and grow further. The
African tech startups have been invited to apply for UNICEF Innovation Fund’s $100K equity-free investments in early-stage startups. Interested startups must have a working business plan as well as
Egypt-based Healthtech startup Vezeeta has announced it’s expanding its B2B SaaS pharmacy services to Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. The expansion is supported by TEAMFund, a US-based impact VC focused
Cairo-based Healthtech startup Estshara has raised $500k funding from Egypt Ventures in a Seed fundraising round.
Estshara is an e-health platform founded in 2018 by the duo of Amin El-Hemaily
South African Fintech startup Akiba Digital has announced it raised over $1.1m in a pre-seed funding round led by Expert DOJO and Oui Capital. Other participants in the round
Cape Town-based employee wellness app Strove has announced it raised $270k in a seed funding round led by venture capital firm, Launch Africa.
Strove was founded in 2020 by Chris
Kenyan Adtech startup AIfluence has announced it raised $1m in a seed funding round. The round was led by the Dubai-based EQ2 Ventures, including Antler East Africa, Nigerian VC Oui
