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| 06.10.2025 | This Nigerian startup wants your DNA to rewrite global medicine | Africa makes up less than 3% of global genome sequencing, a laboratory procedure to determine the entire genetic makeup of a specific organism or cell type. This gap hinders research and efforts to treat conditions more common on the contin... |
| 18.10.2022 | 50 African tech founders launch Pando DAO to drive development across Africa | In recent times, the African tech ecosystem has been on a steady upward trajectory. This year, venture funding on the continent is projected to cross the 7 billion mark with almost a thousand deals, establishing the continent as an outlier ... |
| 29.09.2022 | Africa’s tech ecosystem can’t PR its way out of weak ethics | Laura Eboa Songue is a communication, digital marketing, and PR strategist. She is an advisor to high-level executives, impact ventures, NGOs, and IGOs such as the United Nations and its affiliated agencies (UNDP, UNCDF, WHO…). Find her on ... |
| 29.08.2022 | African genomics startup 54gene lays off 95 as COVID testing business struggles | African genomics startup 54gene has laid off 95 employees, or about 30% of its LinkedIn-sourced 290+ employees. A company’s spokesperson confirmed the news after several sources informed TechCrunch of the layoffs last week.
Founded in 2019 ... |
| 22.08.2022 | Amidst global investment downturn, Microtraction announces a $15 million first close of its community fund | For most of 2022, founders globally have had one question: where are investors, and why aren’t they deploying funds into our brilliant startups? Some investors have blamed the funding winter on the economic recession, others have blamed exc... |
| 31.01.2022 | Meet The Nigerian Tackling The Genetic Basis Of Cancer | Olufunmilayo I. Olopade at the School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China, on Sept. ... [+] 7, 2018. Shengfeng Wang |
| 21.01.2022 | Techpoint Build Spotlight: 54Gene is developing world class health technologies for Africa | Share this article:
In recent years, Africa has lagged behind the rest of the world in medical technologies and research. The continent’s infrastructure gap and its talent drain inducing economic terrain, has made Africa in constant need of... |
| 08.12.2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article:
[Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category.
[Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| 06.12.2021 | Cellular agriculture & emerging markets: Just because we can, does it mean we should? | Saron Berhane is an agrifoodtech entrepreneur based in Sydney, Australia.
The views expressed in this guest commentary are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of AFN.
Alt-protein is taking the food world by storm. Plant-ba... |
| 04.10.2021 | Money Moves: Fintech startup Rize just raised $11.4M for its financial services products | Arlington, Virginia-based Rize, a financial services firm, closed on $11.4 million in a Series A round this month.
Alpha Edison and Morpheus Ventures co-led the round, with participation from existing investors Raptor Group, Revolution’s Ri... |
| 18.09.2021 | 54gene, an African genomics company, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to develop global drug discovery capabilities | 54gene, an African genomics company, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to develop global drug discovery capabilities.
Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund led a $25 million Series B financing for African genomics firm 54gene.... |
| 17.09.2021 | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $25-million | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured $25-million in a Series B funding round led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. The round also included participation from Adjuvant Capital, KdT Ventures, Plexo Capital, Endeavor Capital, I... |
| 17.09.2021 | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $25-million | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured $25-million in a Series B funding round led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. The round also included participation from Adjuvant Capital, KdT Ventures, Plexo Capital, Endeavor Capital, I... |
| 16.09.2021 | 54gene Closes $25M Series B to Advance Global Drug Discovery Capabilities | Share this:
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| 16.09.2021 | 54gene secures $25m funding to advance drug discovery in Africa | 54gene, a Nigerian health tech company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has secured $25M in a Series B round.
The round was led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund with participation from Adjuvant C... |
| 16.09.2021 | 54gene Raises $25M in Series B Funding | 54gene, a Washington, DC-based health technology company, raised $25M in Series B funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to more than $45M since being founded in 2019, was led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund wi... |
| 16.09.2021 | 54gene Closes $25M Series B to Advance Global Drug Discovery Capabilities | |
| 16.09.2021 | African genomics startup 54gene raises $25M to expand precision medicine capabilities | Less than 3% of genetic material used in global pharmaceutical research is from Africa. The staggering gap is quite surprising because Africans and people of African descent are reported to be more genetically diverse than any other populat... |
| 07.06.2021 | The best communications managers are empathetic storytellers. | I arrived at Moyosola’s home a few minutes after 9 am last Thursday. Our conversation took place over two plates of half English breakfast, two cups of coffee, and homemade fruit smoothies.
Moyosola Kara is the director of marketing and com... |
| 01.02.2021 | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| 22.01.2021 | 54gene unveils scientific research laboratory in Nigeria | Share this:
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| 15.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 -Winners Announced | Share this:
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| 09.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced | Share this:
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| 29.10.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup launches Clinical Program Service | Nigerian-based healthtech startup, 54gene, has launched a Clinical Program Services (CPS) division. This new sector of 54gene will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure to ensure clini... |
| 29.10.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup launches Clinical Program Service | Nigerian-based healthtech startup, 54gene, has launched a Clinical Program Services (CPS) division. This new sector of 54gene will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure to ensure clini... |
| 28.10.2020 | African genomics venture 54gene launches clinical research program in Nigeria | Share this:
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| 21.09.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup joins prestigious entrepreneur organisation | The founder of 54gene, a Nigeria-based healthtech startup, Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has been selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
As a member of this organisation, 54gene will be provided support to upscale their business and help drive economi... |
| 21.09.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup joins prestigious entrepreneur organisation | The founder of 54gene, a Nigeria-based healthtech startup, Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has been selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur.
As a member of this organisation, 54gene will be provided support to upscale their business and help drive econom... |
| 04.09.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup to create prestigious genomics facility in Nigeria | Nigeria-based healthtech startup, 54gene has partnered with Illumina, a US-based genomics company to create a first-class genomics facility in Nigeria.
The partnership with Illumina will result in the creation of a genomics facility in Nig... |
| 04.09.2020 | Nigerian healthtech startup to create prestigious genomics facility in Nigeria | Nigeria-based healthtech startup, 54gene has partnered with Illumina, a US-based genomics company to create a first-class genomics facility in Nigeria.
The partnership with Illumina will result in the creation of a genomics facility in Nige... |
| 30.08.2020 | Techpoint Awards 2020: Complete list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: Following GIG Logistics’ request to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of the Awards.
On January 1, 2020, T... |
| 02.08.2020 | How To Start A VC: Interview With Maya Horgan Famodu, Founder, Ingressive Capital | “I have an obligation to use my access to empower the next generation of |
| 04.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020] | SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will have in the near future.
This, while logistics startup Sendy has launched a home delivery solution dubbed ... |
| 04.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020] | SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will have in the near future.
This, while logistics startup Sendy has launched a home delivery solution dubbed “... |
| 15.04.2020 | 54Gene Closes $15 million Series A Funding Round amid COVID-19 Outbreak | 54Gene, African biotech startup has closed $15m Series A funding round amid this COVID-19 outbreak. Adjuvant Capital led the round to expand its biobank capabilities to 200,000 samples of genetic data. The fund will also boost its biobank f... |
| 14.04.2020 | Nigerian healthtech 54gene closes $15m Series-A raise | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has closed a $15-million Series-A round.
The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a US based life sciences fund. Adjuvant Capital’s investor’s include the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IF... |
| 14.04.2020 | Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, raises $15 million in Series A funding | Nine months after securing $4.5 million in seed funding, Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to address deficiencies in African genetic code used in health research. |
| 14.04.2020 | 54gene Secures $15M Series A Round |
WASHINGTON, D.C., 54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15 million.
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| 14.04.2020 | 54gene raises $15M Series A to accelerate African genetics research | Share this:
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| 14.04.2020 | Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, raises $15 million in Series A funding | Share this article:
Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene, has secured a $15 million Series A funding led by New York-based venture capital firm, Adjuvant Capital with follow-up investment from Y Combinator, Fifty Years, KdT Ventures, Better Ven... |
| 14.04.2020 | 54Gene closes $15 million Series A round to scale its African DNA research operations | Nigerian health company 54Gene has closed a $15 million round to scale its genome data bank operations and research collaboration efforts in Africa.
The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a US firm whose fund focuses on investing in compani... |
| 14.04.2020 | Nigerian healthtech 54gene closes $15m Series-A raise | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has closed a $15-million Series-A round.
The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a US based life sciences fund. Adjuvant Capital’s investor’s include the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC... |
| 14.04.2020 | 54gene Raises $15M in Series A Funding | 54gene, a Nigerian genomics research, services, and development company, closed a Series A round of $15M.
The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance Corporation, Novartis, and the Bill &a... |
| 14.04.2020 | 54gene Closes $15M Series A | 54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance Corporation, Novartis, and the Bill & Melind... |
| 14.04.2020 | African genomics startup 54gene raises $15M led by Adjuvant Capital | Greater availability of African genomic data could lead to medical breakthroughs for the continent’s 1.2 billion people.
That’s the driving proposition of 54gene — a U.S. and Nigeria-based startup — that collects African genetic code for us... |
| 27.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020] | South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service provider on a new government portal. For many small businesses there are tough times ahead.
With the cor... |
| 27.03.2020 | 54Gene Secures $500,000 to Scale COVID-19 Testing in Nigeria | Nigerian biotech company, 54gene has secured $500,000 (N185 million) Covid-19 testing fund. It provided $150 and called for donors to help raise more funds. The money is for purchasing testing instruments, bio-safety cabinets, personal prot... |
| 27.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020] | South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service provider on a new government portal. For many small businesses there are tough times ahead.
With the co... |
| 26.03.2020 | Biotech startup, 54Gene raises $500,000 to boost COVID-19 testing in Nigeria | Health and biotech company 54Gene has raised $500,000 for a fund aimed at improving Nigeria’s capacity to carry out tests for COVID-19.
The money raised for the Nigeria COVID-19 Testing Support Fund will ramp up testing for the disease by u... |
| 18.03.2020 | Here are the nominees for Techpoint Nigerian Startup Awards 2020 | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: In accordance with GIG Logistics’ request following the decision to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of t... |
| 06.02.2020 | 54Gene Launches African Centre for Translational Genomics | 54Gene, Pan-African genomics startup, has launched its African Centre for Translational Genomics (ACTG). The center is to serve as a genomics research institute for scientists in Africa. It will provide grants, fellowships, internships, and... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 23.12.2019 | Insight: Microtraction’s strategy for investing in ‘remarkable’ startups | Venture capital firms desire merry returns on investment. Placing good bets in a business environment like Nigeria’s requires a flexible yet consistent philosophy.
For Microtraction, the early-stage venture capital firm, two principles are ... |
| 29.11.2019 | Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google | Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa, which saw graduates pitch for funding from some of Africa and the UK’s top venture capitalists.
Go... |
| 29.11.2019 | Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google | Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa, which saw graduates pitch for funding from some of Africa and the UK’s top venture capitalists.
Goo... |
| 12.11.2019 | Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards | The 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winners from across the continent scooping accolades.
The awards aim to showcase the best mobile and tech services launched across the continent... |
| 12.11.2019 | Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards | The 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winners from across the continent scooping accolades.
The awards aim to showcase the best mobile and tech services launched across the continent,... |
| 11.11.2019 | AppsAfrica Award Winners announced in Cape Town | Share this:
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| 09.10.2019 | AppsAfrica Innovation Awards Finalists Announced | Share this:
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| 12.09.2019 | Nigerian startups focusing on deep technology need to be taken seriously | Share this article:
According to an online report by DW.com, most deep tech companies are found in the US, followed by “Greater China” — China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan — Germany, the UK, and Japan.
If you’re wondering why no African co... |
| 09.07.2019 | Nigeria’s Microtraction launches Scout Initiative to search for more deals | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has launched a bid to source more deals and identify “high-trajectory” founders.
It follows the announcement yesterday by Microtraction of the launch of its Microtraction Scout Initi... |
| 09.07.2019 | Nigeria’s Microtraction launches Scout Initiative to search for more deals | Lagos-based early-stage investment platform Microtraction has launched a bid to source more deals and identify “high-trajectory” founders.
It follows the announcement yesterday by Microtraction of the launch of its Microtraction Scout Init... |
| 04.07.2019 | World’s first African DNA biobank start-up – 54gene raises $4.5M | Share this:
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| 03.07.2019 | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among others.
The announcement was revealed by Tec... |
| 03.07.2019 | 54gene Plans to Build Africa’s First Biobank with Acquired $4.5 million Seed Round, Telkom Switches to Vodacom for Roaming Services, abandons MTN and More | Hello Guys,
Welcome to a brand new edition of the Big 5 Daily. It’s already the middle of the week and the third day of the month of July. Hope you are having a good day?
Enjoy a good read.
54gene, Africa foremost genome-focused healthtech ... |
| 03.07.2019 | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m | Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among others.
The announcement was revealed by Te... |
| 03.07.2019 | 54gene Plans to Build Africa’s First Biobank with Acquired $4.5 million Seed Round | Africa-focused healthcare and Artificial Intelligence startup, 54gene has raised $4.5 million seed round from Y Combinator, Better Ventures, Fifty Years, KdT Ventures, Hack VC, TechHammer, Pioneer Fund, amongst others. They plan to use it t... |
| 02.07.2019 | Only 2% of genomic material available for research comes from Africa; 54gene wants to change that | New advances in genetic mapping and manipulation hold the promise of reshaping medical treatments in the 21st century, but thanks to a lack of sufficient infrastructure and apparent scientific disregard, an entire continent is at risk of be... |
| 02.07.2019 | 54gene Raises $4.5 million to Create the World’s First African DNA Biobank | Nigerian medical startup 54gene has secured a $4.5 million seed funding barely 7 months after it launched. The sum was raised from investors some of which include YCombinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techamme... |
| 21.03.2019 | Google announces third cohort of Launchpad Accelerator Africa | Share this article:
Google last week announced the startups that will be participating in its third Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme.
This third cohort sees new 12 startups from six African countries — Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, ... |
| 20.03.2019 | Seven Africa-focused startups present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day | The seven Africa-focused companies that presented as part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 class of 200 startups may seem like a small percentage for such a large class, but it represents the growing significance of African ventures in YC’s un... |
| 18.03.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class | Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include four startups from Kenya, three from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Uganda, S... |
| 18.03.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class | Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include four startups from Kenya, three from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Uganda, S... |
| - | 54gene, an African genomics company, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to develop global drug discovery capabilities | 54gene, an African genomics company, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to develop global drug discovery capabilities.
Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund led a $25 million Series B financing for African genomics firm 54gene.... |
| - | 54gene Plans to Build Africa’s First Biobank with Acquired $4.5 million Seed Round, Telkom Switches to Vodacom for Roaming Services, abandons MTN and More | Hello Guys,
Welcome to a brand new edition of the Big 5 Daily. It’s already the middle of the week and the third day of the month of July. Hope you are having a good day?
Enjoy a good read.
54gene, Africa foremost genome-focused healthtech ... |
| - | 54Gene Secures $500,000 to Scale COVID-19 Testing in Nigeria | Nigerian biotech company, 54gene has secured $500,000 (N185 million) Covid-19 testing fund. It provided $150 and called for donors to help raise more funds. The money is for purchasing testing instruments, bio-safety cabinets, personal prot... |
| - | 54gene | “54Gene” |
| - | 54Gene Closes $15 million Series A Funding Round amid COVID-19 Outbreak | 54Gene, African biotech startup has closed $15m Series A funding round amid this COVID-19 outbreak. Adjuvant Capital led the round to expand its biobank capabilities to 200,000 samples of genetic data. The fund will also boost its biobank f... |
| - | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| - | 54gene Plans to Build Africa’s First Biobank with Acquired $4.5 million Seed Round | Africa-focused healthcare and Artificial Intelligence startup, 54gene has raised $4.5 million seed round from Y Combinator, Better Ventures, Fifty Years, KdT Ventures, Hack VC, TechHammer, Pioneer Fund, amongst others. They plan to use it t... |
| - | 54Gene Launches African Centre for Translational Genomics | 54Gene, Pan-African genomics startup, has launched its African Centre for Translational Genomics (ACTG). The center is to serve as a genomics research institute for scientists in Africa. It will provide grants, fellowships, internships, and... |
