African start-ups take the spotlight as they emerged as the winners in this year’s Milken-Motsepe agritech competition. This is the flagship of the agritech competition held by The Patrice
Food insecurity and chronic hunger are major recurring problems that exist in developing countries. Several approaches, including biotechnology, have been explored to cope with emerging issues of climate change and
Israel-based B2B buyer-seller network, Aligned has raised $5.8 million in Seed funding to develop its AI customer engagement automated platform.
Hetz Ventures and NFX led the funding round but
The internet service is better when it is faster. With the roll-out of the 5G network across the globe, most African countries have taken the initiative to improve their digital
Iraqi SaaS startup Midient has secured a pre-Seed funding round worth $125,000 from Flat6Labs, MENA’s leading early-stage Venture Capital firm.
Being Flat6Labs’ first investment in Iraq, Midient will
An Nisa, a Kenyan women-only taxi service platform, is revolutionizing the transportation industry by providing safe and reliable transportation options to women and children. Founded by Mehnaz Sarwar in 2018,
NOMBA, a Nigerian fintech startup, formerly Kudi, has today announced raising $30 million to provide tailored-payment services to businesses. The San Francisco-based Base 10 Partners led the Pre-Series B investment
UAE-based B2B e-commerce platform Eighty6 has received $3.7 million in a Seed round, from Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Fund, a few GCC family offices as well as other
Tunisian fashion e-commerce startup Drest.tn has secured $366,000 in a fundraising round from Tunis VC firm, 216 Capital Ventures. The fresh investment will accelerate the growth of the
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Africa Fintech Network (AFN) have agreed to a $525,000 grant partnership to establish the Africa Fintech Hub, an online portal that will
Nigerian fintech startup, Storspay has raised $320,000 in funding and has been selected to participate in the Techstars NYC accelerator programme. The startup has developed a decentralised retail lending
Kumulus, a Tunisian startup that operates in the water industry is among the winners of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) startup competition.
EBRD AgVenture Challenge aims
