AfricaTech Awards invites applicants for its first edition
AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative developed to recognize and support the most innovative and impactful tech start-ups across the continent, has announced a call for applications for its first edition. [...]
Antler East Africa Closes Oversubscribed Fund at $13.5 Million
Early-stage investor Antler has closed its oversubscribed East Africa investment fund at $13.5 million, seeking to continue to support early-stage tech startups in the region. The oversubscribed round — the [...]
Uganda's Rocket Health Raises $5 Million in Series A Funding
Uganda’s Rocket Health, a telemedicine and last-mile healthcare startup, has raised $5 million in its Series A round of funding, bringing its total funding to $6.2 million. Investors who took [...]Google Unveils $1 Million Grant for Women Entrepreneurs
Google has announced a $1 million grant to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. In addition to the funding announcement, Google has also announced #LookMeUp, a campaign [...]African Tech Startups Raise More than $1 Billion in First 2 Months of 2022
African tech startups raised more than $1 billion in the first two months of 2022, more than half the amount raised in the entirety of 2021. As of 1st March [...]Microsoft ,Venture Capital Launch Initiative to Aimed to Benefit 10,000 African Start-Ups
Microsoft ,the tech giant has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem over the next five years. Recently, Microsoft [...]
Flutterwave Raises $250 Million in Series D Funding
Flutterwave has raised $250 million in its Series D funding, increasing its valuation to over $3 billion. It now becomes the highest valued African start-up. Investors who took part in this [...]WEBINAR: MY STARTUP GOT FUNDING HOW DID I DO IT?
DETAILS: TOPIC : MY STARTUP GOT FUNDING – HOW DID I DO IT? DATE : FEBRUARY 17, 2022 TIME : 11.00 AM – 12.20 PM REGISTRATION LINK : https://bit.ly/Catapult-62 2021 [...]Kenya's Ndovu Startup Launches Operations
Kenyan wealth-tech startup Ndovu has launched operations after securing an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding round back in October last year. The startup seeks to provide users with easy access [...]Kenya's Mr Green Secures another Round of Funding
Mr Green Africa, a Kenyan plastics recycling pioneer, has been boosted by a major round of investment by impact driven investors and key industry stakeholders to scale its business model [...]Rwanda Launches Fintech Innovation Project
The government of Rwanda has partnered with Nigeria's Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Google and Mojaloop Foundation to launch the Fintech Innovation Project that seeks to accelerate Rwanda’s digital transformation. As part of the initiative, [...]Egypt's Thndr Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding
Egypts's investment app, Thndr has raised $20 million in its Series A funding round, seeking to democratize investing in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This round brings the [...]
