Upcoming Kenyan food delivery startup Kune has closed a pre-seed funding round at $1-million in investments.
The startup, which seeks to prepare and deliver freshly-made, ready-to-eat meals at affordable prices, will look to use the capital boost to scale its on-demand services before its planned launch in August later this...
Kandua, a proudly South African online platform that links homeowners and building maintenance managers to rated and vetted artisans (with a history of job reviews), has just announced a partnership with French homeware improvement retailer Leroy Merlin.
Every customer that visits Leroy Merlin will have the option of using selected...
Digital accounting software firm, Xero has launched an app Integrator Directory for small and medium businesses in South Africa.
The app integrator partners in the new directory are all specialists in their respective fields with proven expertise to guide small businesses and their advisors with the selection and implementation of...
One of the first South African-designed and manufactured CCTV camera software systems has recently been publically released. The Foresight Security System is designed by Pretoria-based electronic engineer and computer scientist Derek van der Merwe. The system is designed to be a cost-effective way to identify specific threats in real-time...
According to a report by TimesLive, South African start-up, Onyx Connect is set to become the first to manufacture smartphones in Africa. Onyx is licensed to load Google software like Android and Chrome onto devices sold under the company's own brand or products. The company raised $10.8 million from...
Technology and data are transforming the way consumers and businesses interact with each other, driving a need to bring new ideas to market with greater speed. The right corporate-startup partnership gives startups an accelerated path to scale innovative solutions.
The MasterCard Start Path Global 2016 program has been designed with...
Pitch AgriHack invites e-argriculture start-ups to be part of a new and exciting initiative. Participants will stand a chance to win an investment of a lifetime which includes a cash price and promotional support. The application process will require the start up demonstrate that they are incorporated or are...
MFS Africa, one of Africa’s largest digital payments networks, has raised $100-million through an equity and debt financing round.
The fundraising marks another milestone in MFS Africa’s expansion, following a series of acquisitions and investments in other African fintechs, including the recently announced acquisition of Baxi in Nigeria.
The new investor...
GirlCode, a non-profit organisation (NPO) that aims to empower girls through technology recently announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch a nationwide competition which will award 30 Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) the ability to partake in the AWS CloudStart program. The NPO creates a...
SFAN (Stars From All Nations) has announced the launch of the inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Week for budding entrepreneurs on the continent.
Africa is the youngest continent in the world with about 60 per cent of its population under the age of 35. Nevertheless, despite the demographic dividends of a young...
The application process for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) is officially open to African entrepreneurs from all countries, sectors and age groups. The ANPI is a prize competition founded by the Jack Ma Foundation that will award US$10 million and recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10...
The Venture Incubation Programme (VIP) officially opened applications for 2018 on Wednesday, 31 January 2018. The programme invites entrepreneurs seeking to launch digital solutions on the African continent. VIP has helped over 30 start-ups in the past two years and is run by the Solution Space and MTN at...
Applications are now open for the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa supported by Mobile Monday South Africa and Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF).
The third edition will take place on November 6th in Cape Town, and winners will get international recognition...
The 2015 MITx Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp is set to be held between 23 & 28 August 2015. The bootcamp will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and will host 5 startups hailing from Nigeria.
According to MITx, 50 candidates were selected from 24 countries at an acceptance rate of 0.08 per cent.
MIT...
Gokada, a Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app, has secured a Series A funding of $5.3 million. Led by Rise Capital with participation from Adventure Capital, First MidWest Group, IC Global Partners and several local investors, Gokada will deploy its investment to expand its driver fleet, increase daily rides by...
