South African startup Spazapp has partnered Mastercard to bring secure and convenient mobile payments to informal traders and convenience stores,…
Month: November 2017
Kenyan mobile operator Safaricom is using one of its portfolio companies – e-delivery service Sendy – like a guinea pig,…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the selection of 18 new grantees together receiving US$18.4 million…
Angel investors looking to back African tech startups should “hunt in packs” in order to ensure they make successful investments…
MTN Ivory Coast has launched the first edition of its startup incubation programme “Y’ello Startup”, designed to help young entrepreneurs…
Nigerian agricultural commodity trading platform Farmties has emerged winner at the She Leads Africa (SLA) accelerator Demo Day, taking home…
Four South African startups walked away with a total of ZAR900,000 (US$64,000) in funding to pilot their solutions after winning…
Pan-African entrepreneurial training programme, seed fund, and incubator the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the launch of…
Cash and carry chain store Makro has acquired a majority stake in South African last mile delivery startup WumDrop, in…
Egyptian events startup Eventtus has closed a US$2 million funding round led by Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups to accelerate…