Members only Americas Cybersecurity Startup Protexxa Closes $10M Series A, Largest Round Secured by a Black Woman Founder in Canada
Press Release Bio-Logical Raises $1.3M to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers Bio-Logical Raises $1.3M to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers
Daily Nigerian Court Set October for Binance Tax Evasion Trial A Federal High Court in Nigeria has set October 11, 2024, as the commencement date for the trial against the cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance.
Daily Egypt’s El Kheta Secures $400k in Funding to expand online education opportunities in Egypt Egypt-based edtech startup, El Kheta has secured $400k in funding from EdVentures, a strong supporter of Edutech startups in the MENA region. Founded in 2019, El Kheta provides a platform with tailored curricula for students, and the opportunity to create a personalized study plan that fits their schedule. EdVenutures, launched
Press Release Scan to Pay takes center stage in Spenda's Fintech Suite Despite the global move towards digital transacting, 1.4 billion people worldwide remain unbanked. It’s these individuals that payment service providers like Spenda are empowering through the use of innovative payment solutions that address the financial inclusion gap. In its latest move to do so, Spenda has integrated Scan
Press Release Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei appointed Chairperson of UN’s AI for Good Impact initiative AI for Good, the leading United Nations platform dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for positive global impact, has announced the appointment of Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei as Chairperson of AI for Good Impact Initiative during the AI for Good Global Summit 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The AI for Good Impact
Press Release Women Who Build Africa announces 2nd annual WWBA Assembly, 5-6 September,2024 Following a successful inaugural event, tickets are now on sale for the community’s 2nd annual gathering of women founders, investors, and ecosystem partners in Africa, taking place in Nairobi Women Who Build Africa (WWBA), a community launched by Gwera Kiwana and Thea Sokolowski in 2022 to convene and support
Members only Press Release HammerPay Teams up with Spectrum Communications - Liberia, Powers UBA Remit Wallet to Pay for Affordable Internet Services
Press Release African Startups To Benefit From Accion's New $152.5M Fund Investing in Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions Global nonprofit Accion announces the launch of the Accion Digital Transformation Fund (ADTx). The $152.5 million fund seeks to enable financial institutions to better meet the needs of small businesses that are currently excluded from the financial system by providing growth capital and strategic support for digital transformation. The
Members only UAE-Based Keyper Secures $4 Million In Pre-Series A Round and $ $30 Million In Sukuk Financing
Daily Riyad Capital launches "1957 Ventures", a closed-end investment fund backed by Riyad Bank Riyad Capital, the investment arm of Riyad Bank, has launched a closed-end investment fund named 1957 Ventures to accelerate the growth of the Saudi fintech sector, as per a recent statement. The fund, supported by Riyad Bank, has the primary goal of fostering the growth and advancement of the financial
Press Release Fawry and Roboost sign “MOU” to enhance digital transformation and financial inclusion Fawry, the leading company in the field of banking technology and electronic payments, announced the signing of a joint cooperation memorandum with “Roboost”, a leader in developing delivery and logistics management systems, to automate payroll for home delivery couriers. The cooperation enhances the efforts of the digital transformation process and
Members only Press Release Underdog Tech Award Unveils Three Exceptional Entrepreneurs As 2024 Winners
Members only Press Release Durban to Dublin — Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023 Winners to Showcase SDG Innovations in Ireland
Press Release Saudi edtech iStoria raises $1.3 million in seed round iStoria, a specialized application for teaching the English language, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its Seed investment round, securing a total of 5 million Saudi riyals in funding. This milestone was achieved with the support and participation of notable investors including Nama Ventures، Classera, Flat6Labs, BIM Ventures,
Transparent Collective Call for Application: Transparent Collective Batch 10 is open. Transparent Collective has opened applications for Batch 10 of its TC Early Stage and Showcase program, and it will be held in person between March 24 to March 28, 2024. The application is open to early-stage founders of color and womxn founders within the US. Transparent Collective is a non-profit
Press Release Tameed Platform Closes Series A Funding Round of SAR 56.75 Million (USD 15 Million) Led by Alromaih Investment Group Tameed is a digital lending platform, founded in 2019 by Mohammed Al Alshaikh and Mohammed Alomayyer. The startup offers Shariah-compliant government purchase order financing for SMEs in Saudi Arabia. Tameed Raises 56.75M SAR (USD 15M) in Series A Funding round lead by Alromaih Group Highlighting investors’ trust, Tameed Digital
Press Release UAE Proptech Keyper Raises $6.5 Million Seed Round Digital real estate investment management platform, Keyper, based in the UAE, today announced the successful completion of its seed funding round, raising $6.5 million. The round was led by Access Bridge and Vivium Holdings. Other participants include venture Capital firm MEVP, renowned tech investor Jabbar Internet Group, key players
Press Release Wellington Management Announces Close of Wellington Venture Investments I Wellington Management (“Wellington” or “the Firm”), one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, today announced the final close of its early-stage venture fund, Wellington Venture Investments I (“WVI” or “the Fund”), with US$150 million in commitments. The Fund invests in early-stage companies in large and growing
Press Release Jordanian Startup, Capifly Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed Round Capifly, a Jordan-based technology startup unlocking non-dilutive capital for growth startups empowering the digital economy, is excited to announce its successful $1 million pre-seed funding round. In addition to this milestone, Capifly is in the advanced stages of setting up a $10 million non-dilutive capital facility, with increasing commitments reflecting
Daily Fiverr's The Future Collective Accelerator Opens for 2024 Cohorts Fiverr has just announced the opening for applications to The Future Collective Accelerator. The program will also be expanding to Canada, and increase the cohort size from 10 to 12. Selected entrepreneurs will get: * Six months of interactive workshops and 1:1 mentoring * A supportive community to network and collaborate
Press Release Northwestern Mutual's Black Founder Accelerator® program celebrates its third year of empowering Black entrepreneurs Furthering its commitment to championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator, announced this year's fall cohort of five Black-owned tech startups to its Black Founder Accelerator program. Research shows that Black founders receive less than two percent of venture capital. To
Press Release Founders Factory Africa to Expand its Mission of Supporting African Founders to Scale Further, Faster Johannesburg, South Africa — Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114 million in funding to scale its model to better serve founders across the African tech ecosystem. The additional support from the Mastercard Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, an impact fund within the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, follows on from