Startup Africa
Nigerian startup Nwanndo launches “Airbnb for Africa”
(The Southern African Times) - In perhaps one of the least well-timed launches of the year,...
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Nigerian, Kenyan childcare e-commerce startups merge to form pan-African platform
Mothering and childcare focused e-commerce companies BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya have merged to create a...
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Zambian microfinance startup Lupiya raises $1m funding round
Zambian microfinance startup Lupiya has raised a US$1 million funding round to help it continue to...
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Nigerian ed-tech startup Traindemy reports 25% MoM growth in users
LAGOS July 27 (The Southern African Times) - Launched in July 2018 but pivoted in August...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa extends COVID-19 loans for struggling businesses
JOHANNESBURG July 27 (The Southern African Times) - South Africa has doubled to six months the...
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Southern and East Africa rank top regions in attracting venture capital in Africa
A recent report from the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) recognises that 2019...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: How an ambitious African start-up grew into a global fintech powerhouse
Founded in 2004, the Cape Town-based startup, Mukuru has grown to become a global fintech powerhouse. The...
Read moreDetailsAfrican innovators tackle coronavirus with drones and phones
Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah started a drone company in 2017 to spray crops with pesticides, but...
Read moreDetailsEast African payments management startup Beyonic acquired by MFS Africa
East Africa-based fintech company Beyonic, a digital payments management provider of business services for SMEs, fintechs...
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