Somalian e-health startup ogow health is improving care paths, access to patient data, reporting, and public health information for major interventions such as maternal health and immunisations via app and web based tools now impacting thousands of patients. ogow health builds digital health solutions empowering and equipping healthcare providers, caregivers and governments in the hardest [...] Read more ›
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Salaam Somali Bank has earmarked US$4 million for Somali entrepreneurs to be allocated over two years from next year as it bids to kickstart economic growth. Salaam Somali Bank is the first privately-owned bank in Somalia, launched in 2009, and has more than 20 branches across the country. The Salaam Entrepreneurs Fund (SEF) aims to [...] Read more ›
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Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the startups advancing to the final of the FTxSDG Challenge, the winners of which stand the chance to secure US$500,000 in funding and growth support. Disrupt Africa reported in September Financial Times and Seedstars had partnered to launch the FTxSDG Challenge, aimed at finding impact-driven entrepreneurs and ventures creating [...] Read more ›
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South African startup Medicise has established a cutting-edge medical facility in Somerset West in the Western Cape, which can measure and monitor a wide range of heart and lung functions and then present a full clinical picture through complex diagnostic algorithms. Medicise, which claims to be the only such facility in Africa, operates highly specialised [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian cashback marketplace WaffarX has raised an undisclosed but multi-million US dollar funding round to help it increase its user base and expand its geographic presence. Founded in 2018 by Ezz Fayek, Mahmoud Montasser and Ahmed Kamal, WaffarX uses cutting-edge technology to distribute cashback rewards, helping shoppers save on every dollar they spend. The startup’s [...] Read more ›
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The Norway-based Katapult has launched an impact accelerator in Mauritius, focusing on regenerative food and agri-tech for regional and international startups targeting African markets. The Norway-based Katapult Accelerator has invested in a host of African startups, and also launched spin-offs such as Katapult Ocean and a climate-focused programme. During the last years, Katapult has developed [...] Read more ›
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Egypt-focused angel investor network Cairo Angels has announced the first close of the Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), a Delaware-based angel fund that will invest between US$100,000 and US$250,000 in startups based across the Middle East and Africa. At launch, Cairo Angels was Egypt’s first formal network of angel investors, and since its formation it [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) startup Sympl has raised a US$6 million seed round to support its nationwide expansion and reach the country’s 49 million bank card holders. Founded by Yasmine Henna, Mohamed El-Feky and Karim Tawfik, Sympl launched its checkout platform in October via an exclusive partnership with leading Apple reseller Tradeline on the release of the new iPhone [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian startup SendChamp has raised US$100,000 in funding to bridge the communications gap for African businesses, with the close of the round marking the public launch of the startup’s offering. Founded by Goodness Kayode and Damilola Olotu, and in stealth mode for the last eight months, SendChamp aims to improve customer relations for technical and [...] Read more ›
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South African prop-tech startup Flow, which enables real estate agents and developers to seamlessly advertise properties on social media, has announced it is launching in Australia following consolidated growth in its home market. Founded in 2019 by Daniel Levy and Gil Sperling, Flow goes straight to the source of the largest social platforms in the [...] Read more ›
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South African fintech Entersekt, which has developed technology that protects millions of financial services customers across the world, has secured investment from US-based private equity firm Accel-KKR to accelerate its roadmap and fuel expansion into new markets. A global payment security company headquartered in Cape Town, Entersekt is an innovator in the global authentication market, [...] Read more ›
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Nigerian ed-tech startup uLesson has secured US$15 million in Series B funding it will use to add to its team and improve services for its growing community of learners across Africa. Founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Sim Shagaya, uLesson offers live online classes with expert tutors, video lessons and personalised live homework help for [...] Read more ›
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Ivory Coast-based startup CinetPay, a digital finance platform that enables merchants in Francophone Africa to seamlessly accept and make payments, has raised a US$2.4 million seed funding round from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave to boost its sales and marketing efforts across nine markets in West and Central Africa. Since its 2016 launch in Ivory Coast, [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian media and entertainment startup Minly has announced the acquisition of Oulo, a Dubai-based celebrity shoutout platform focused on the Levant region, as it expands within the MENA region. Co-founded last year by Mohamed El-Shinnawy, Tarek Hosny, Bassel El-Toukhy, Tarek ElGanainy and Ahmed Abass, Minly allows users to buy personalised video messages and shoutouts from [...] Read more ›
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Kenyan startup Kwara, which is helping to turn traditional savings cooperatives into modern digital banks, has raised a US$4 million seed funding round to further develop its neobank app ahead of its upcoming release. Founded in 2018 by Cynthia Wandia and David Hwan, Kwara has built a digital banking platform designed to help unbanked and [...] Read more ›
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Financial services platform for gig economy workers ImaliPay has made South Africa its third major African market after Nigeria and Kenya, aiming to help more of Africa’s gig economy workers improve their financial security and shape their journey towards financial freedom. Co-founded in 2020 by Tatenda Furusa and Sanmi Akinmusire, ImaliPay offers both new and [...] Read more ›
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Egyptian home services marketplace Filkhedma has raised a bridge round of funding from Cairo Angels as it prepares to announce a “significant milestone”. Launched in 2014 by Omar Ramadan, FilKhedma is an online marketplace for home maintenance and improvement services such as plumbing, carpentry, electricity, air conditioning, painting and appliances. The startup’s platform enables users [...] Read more ›
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Plstka, a waste management startup active in the delta region of Egypt, has secured a round of seed funding to help it scale. Launched earlier this year by Ahmed Elnagar and Mahmoud Youssef, Plstka has developed an app that rewards customers for recycling their solid waste. Using the app, people can exchange waste for discounts [...] Read more ›
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South African startup Panda has launched a mental health support app that gives users access to online tools, activities, and support to help them manage. Panda is the work of Alon Lits, former GM and director at Uber South Africa, and mental health expert and clinical psychologist Allan Sweidan, who co-founded the Akeso Group of [...] Read more ›
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Cairo-based accelerator programme Flat6Labs, which provides companies with access to funding, mentorship and other benefits, has introduced nine startups at its latest demo day. Launched in 2011 as the first office of the Flat6Labs MENA regional startup accelerator, the Flat6Labs Cairo programme provides startups with cash funding of up EGP1.5 million (US$95,000) in exchange for [...] Read more ›
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