Senegalese delivery startup Yobante Express now active in five African markets outside of its home country as it continues to expand its solution across the continent. Founded in November 2018, Yobante Express is an online marketplace that connects local couriers with local commerce to optimise domestic, cross-border and last mile delivery. Its web and mobile [...] Read more ›
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South African startup DataProphet, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help manufacturers autonomous their operations, is to focus on expansion in the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) following its US$6 million Series A funding round. Disrupt Africa reported last month DataProphet, which was formed in 2014 when two friends at the University [...] Read more ›
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Kenyan startup PataTutor has launched an online marketplace that allows users to find, compare, book and pay for tutors, and have their lessons conducted online. Founded in February, and made available to the public last month, PataTutor has developed a web app that allows parents and students to connect with affordable, verified, and professional private [...] Read more ›
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The eighth edition of the Angel Fair Africa event, which brings together investors, accelerators and emerging businesses from the African continent with the aim of doing deals, will take place online on November 5. Angel Fair Africa has taken place across various African countries for the last few years, and is now going online with [...] Read more ›
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Disrupt Africa and Africa Tech Summit Connects have partnered to open applications to the latest edition of Pitch Live, which will take place during next month’s digital event and give 15 startups the chance to present their solution to an audience of 500 investors, corporates and other stakeholders. Disrupt Africa announced last week it had [...] Read more ›
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Kenya-based clean energy and energy efficiency leasing company Solarise has raised a US$10 million Series B funding round to scale further across the continent. Founded by Patrik Huber, Jan Albert Valk and Sakkie van Wijk, Solarise Africa is an energy leasing company for solar and other energy assets focusing on commercial and industrial clients (C&I). [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian fintech startup Sparkle, a digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle and business support services, has partnered Visa in a collaboration that will enable it to issue Visa cards to its users, benefiting consumers, entrepreneurs and SMEs. Disrupt Africa reported back in June on the launch of Sparkle, founded by former Diamond Bank chief executive officer [...] Read more ›
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Startups with solutions addressing barriers to digital inclusion faced by people with disabilities have been invited to apply for up to US$325,000 in grant funding from the latest GSMA Innovation Fund. The GSMA Innovation Fund for Assistive Tech, supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, is looking for startups, small and medium enterprises [...] Read more ›
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The Ghana-based Africa Foresight Group (AFG), which has developed a platform offering access to the largest network of freelance management consultants on the continent, is to expand to South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia after raising US$700,000 in seed funding. Founded in 2016, AFG allows leading companies, investment funds and development partners to hire teams to [...] Read more ›
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South African pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar energy startup Yellow has raised a US$3.3 million Series A funding round to scale-up its footprint to over 100,000 customers in Malawi and Uganda. Founded in 2017, Yellow has enabled 30,000 low income, rural households to access electricity through solar home systems on a financed basis. In May, the company [...] Read more ›
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Cameroonian e-health startup Healthlane, which connects users with quality and affordable healthcare services, has raised US$2.4 million in funding to expand its user base and add new features. Founded early this year by Alain Nteff, Healthlane allows users to book appointments with more than healthcare providers across Cameroon and Nigeria via its mobile app. Its [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup Seta Field Services has launched a shelf-execution tracking application that helps consumer goods companies measure share-of-shelf, distribution and presence across multiple outlets in multiple locations. Founded in January 2019, Seta Field Services measures distribution of products, people and objects on behalf of consumer goods companies. Its initial product is FETA, which stands for [...] Read more ›
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Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa has announced it is to make its flagship annual funding report free to all in an open-sourcing initiative made possible through a partnership with key Africa-focused investment firms Quona Capital and 4Di Capital, and accelerator and philanthropic fund Catalyst Fund. Every January since 2016, Disrupt Africa has released [...] Read more ›
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South African startup PiCortex, which has developed a modular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution that enables businesses to formalise their operations, has expanded operations to Tanzania. Founded by Steven Sajja, Mohamed Majapa, George Sechu and Walter Mnyani, who also co-founded consulting firm Bora Growth Partners, PiCortex helps businesses digitise, monitor and scale their operations [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian genetics startup 54gene has partnered US firm Illumina to power the creation of a world-class genomics facility in Lagos. Launched in 2019, 54gene is a research, services and development company founded that utilises human genetic data from diverse African populations to improve the development, availability and efficacy of medical products that will prove beneficial [...] Read more ›
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Social enterprise ColdHubs has won the FCMB Agritech EPIC Pitch 2020 competition, receiving NGN1 million (US$2,600) in prize money as well as access to workspace and networks for innovation and collaboration. Disrupt Africa reported in July Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) had partnered Passion Incubator to launch the third edition of the competition, setting [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian anti-counterfeiting startup Chekkit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health to help tackle the problem of counterfeit medications in the country using its blockchain-based system. Formed at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana, Chekkit has built a platform that tracks product movement and the [...] Read more ›
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Disrupt Podcast offers listeners a fortnightly wrap-up of all the developments in the African tech startup ecosystem, interviews with key players, and audio pitches from innovative companies. Increasing access to information and analysis of the African startup scene is at the heart of Disrupt Africa’s mission, and its content offering is now broader with the [...] Read more ›
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Three African startups secured funding totalling ZAR1.25 million (US$75,000) from Enygma Ventures at the recent Startup Circles demo day. South African digital accelerator Startup Circles is a partner of Enygma Ventures in its ZAR100 million (US$6.8 million) fund launched late last year, which has a focus on investing in women entrepreneurs in the SADC region. [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian ed-tech startup ScholarX has been selected to assist with the onboarding of primary and secondary school students to the Digital Skills Initiative Lagos (DSIL) Programme. Launched in Nigeria in July 2016, the ScholarX app allows users to select parameters and scroll through lists of available scholarships that match their requirements. The startup has taken [...] Read more ›
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