Australia-based Design startup, Canva, announced on Tuesday 6th of April that it has raised $71 million in new funding led by T. Rowe Price and Dragoneer at a $15 billion
Jack Ma’s Foundation flagship philanthropic program in Africa which annually awards 10 outstanding finalists with a share of a US$1.5 million grant is here again. This is
Weeks after launching its East African office in Kenya, South African-based security tech start-up and medical platform, AURA, announced it would be expanding its product offering globally, starting with the
Digital mobile payment platform Apple Pay is now available in 3 South African Banks namely Nedbank, Absa, and Discovery Bank. The platform which was quietly launched in the country makes
When Safaricom launched its 4G service in 2015, what followed was great expansion and increase in revenue, fast-forward to 2020 and it had tripled its revenue from $160million to $450million.
The Savvy Fellowship Program which caters for Aspiring and Early-Stage Entrepreneurs has announced the addition of 14 new languages to its virtual fellowship programme. The programme which was launched in
Ghana based healthtech startup, Redbird has raised 1.5million in Seed Round of investment with Johnson and Johnson, Newtown Partners (via the Imperial Venture Fund) and Founders Africa participating in
Discovery Inc., a global leader in real-life entertainment and world history has announced their decision to renew its longstanding partnership with beIN Media Group across the Middle East and North
A South African based security and medical response platform, AURA has announced its plan to expand its emergency and medical response operations to Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya.
The expansion to
Without commodity exchanges, it would be difficult—if not impossible—to establish a standardized price for a commodity. Those in the commodity industry would be personally responsible for finding individual
South African car subscription company, FlexClub has secured $5million to improve drivers’ experience in emerging markets. FlexClub is an online market place that connects customers looking for flexible access to
According to the McKinsey’s Women Matter Africa report (PDF) in 2016, only 5% of tech startup CEOs were women, while only 29% of senior managers were women. The report
