Kenya-based B2B and B2B2C insurance-as-a-service platform and API Lami has raised a US$3.7 million seed extension round to help it expand across Africa. Founded by Jihan Abass in 2018, Lami is a digital insurance platform that enables partner businesses – including banks, tech companies, and other entities – to easily and seamlessly offer digital insurance [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian Web3-focused venture studio Qurious Labs has raised funding from Openner as it bids to back bold entrepreneurs in the MENA region building Web3 companies that utilise blockchain, digital currencies, NFTs, and gaming to explore the Metaverse. By combining the incentive structure of a co-founder, the resources of a development agency, and the network of [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup Blueroomcare has launched a platform that makes it easy for users to speak to licensed therapists in a timely way at a reduced price. Launched late last year, Blueroomcare allows clients to communicate with therapists via in-app messaging, videos, and voice messages. “We have a secure online platform to help those facing life’s [...] Read more ›
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When Ryan Paterson and his co-founder Thomas Schmider launched their investment fund Getihu back in 2018, it picked what was at the time a trail less trodden when it came to the type of startups it would back. Getihu would operate in the B2B SaaS space, and the firm’s first investment was in Hi5, a [...] Read more ›
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The Nigeria-based Xend Finance, a global crypto bank, has announced the launch of XendBridge, a crypto payment API, and SwitchWallet, a free public wallet infrastructure. Xend Finance, which in 2019 took part in the Google Launchpad Africa accelerator and the Binance Incubation Programme, has developed a platform that gives everyone access to the global money [...] Read more ›
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MEST Africa has announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge, the winner of which will secure US$50,000 in equity funding. Founded in Ghana in 2008 by serial entrepreneur Jorn Lyseggen, MEST is a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training programme, seed fund, and incubator helping to launch technology startups across the continent. [...] Read more ›
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South African company The Finclusion Group is building Africa’s first credit-led neobank as it bids to accelerate financial inclusion throughout Sub-Saharan Africa by delivering innovative financial tech solutions for employers, employees, and SMEs. Launched in mid-2018 by co-founders and co-CEOs Timothy Nuy and Tonderai Mutesva, Finclusion has developed a product offering that focuses on creating [...] Read more ›
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The Cape Town-based Skrmiish, a mobile “play-to-earn” app that enables gamers of every level to earn cash in every match they play across the AAA+ games they love, has raised a US$2.5 million seed round to speed its global growth. Launched in 2021, Skrmiish has developed feature called MoneyMatch that allows players to earn real [...] Read more ›
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Rwandan startups have been invited to apply for the second edition of the Fintech Innovation Programme, which will help eight startups achieve growth milestones. Launched by Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in December 2021, and powered by Google, Mojaloop Foundation, and the government of Rwanda, the first cohort of the Fintech Incubation Programme ended last month. Applications [...] Read more ›
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Oui Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its second fund, Oui Capital Mentors Fund II, which it hopes will build on the success of its debut investment vehicle and strengthen its presence on the continent. Established in January 2019, Oui Capital aims to provide one of the first “yeses” founders [...] Read more ›
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The Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) are inviting African startups, accelerators, and incubators to the Japan Innovation Bridge (J-Bridge) Launch event with the theme: “The Future of Innovation in Africa -Seizing Business Opportunities Through Collaboration with Japanese companies”. The event will hold via Zoom on [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian curated fashion e-commerce platform The Fashion Kingdom (TFK) has raised a US$2.6 million seed round to accelerate its growth, hire more talent and invest in its technology. A marketplace offering access to fashion, beauty and home accessories, with 360 value proposition for brands, TFK was launched in July 2020 by co-founders Fadi Antaki, Marianne [...] Read more ›
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The world of cryptocurrencies is getting more and more popular and is slowly entering our everyday lives as “the working alternative to traditional finance”. This brings up the modern society’s demand for a greater purchasing flexibility and ability to purchase your favorite services and products with crypto. Ifancy ecosystem strives to respond to this demand [...] Read more ›
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Women-led social enterprises in Africa and MENA that are building impactful solutions in culture, mindset, and education have been invited to apply for the HerMeNow accelerator programme. Entirely remote, the three-month HerMeNow programme provides training support to up to 30 women-led social enterprises in MENA and Africa in the sprint phase, and technical, financial, and [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup GreenBii, spun out of ed-tech platform Traindemy, is helping African businesses manage all their operations and data from one digital space. Launched by the team at Traindemy, which gives people access to online courses provided by vocational and technical schools to help them acquire in-demand skills, GreenBii was launched to help businesses overcome [...] Read more ›
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South African mobile car service and repair platform Michanic has secured US$400,000 in debt capital from the MultiChoice Innovation Fund to help it continue to develop its technology and expand across the country. Formed in 2016 by Lesetja Dikgale, Michanic allows users to request instant service and repair quotes from its online platform, saving up [...] Read more ›
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South African agri-tech startup Aerobotics has released a new yield management platform, offering growers tools to measure, manage and protect their yields. Founded in Cape Town in 2014, Aerobotics uses aerial imagery from drones and satellites, and blends them with machine learning algorithms to provide early problem detection services to tree and wine farmers and [...] Read more ›
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South African ed-tech startup Vambo Academy is enabling African language learning, translation services and access to indigenous knowledge via its online platform. Launched in August 2021, Vambo Academy allows users to learn language in two ways – through a self-learning tool which enables self-paced learning using a standardised curriculum, or through live, virtual one-on-one group [...] Read more ›
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Hybrid hardware-software company Qwili, based in Cape Town, has raised US$1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to help it launch its low-cost NFC-enabled smartphone. Qwili is a hybrid hardware-software product consisting of an NFC-enabled smartphone and digital sales ecosystem. Its software turns users’ phones into point-of-sale devices, enabling them to sell value-added services [...] Read more ›
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Applications are now open for the second year of the incubator programme run by DMZm which aims to support early-stage tech startups. Launched in 2021, DMZ Cairo equips the next generation of tech entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build, launch, and scale highly impactful startups based in Egypt’s capital. Located at the UofCanada’s Campus [...] Read more ›
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