| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.08.2025 | Flood, a South African startup Secures $2.5M in seed funding | South African startup Flood has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of bringing offline commerce into the digital economy across emerging markets.
The round was backed by Founders Factory Africa, Accion Venture Lab... |
| 07.07.2025 | Kenya’s BuuPass secures undisclosed fresh investment from Yango Ventures | BuuPass, a Kenyan-based startup that digitises intercity travel bookings, has secured a fresh investment from Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund of Yango Group. While the deal size remains undisclosed, the capital will support BuuPass... |
| 25.11.2024 | Darey.io launches Xterns AI, Africa’s first AI-driven tech talent platform | Africa’s tech ecosystem is experiencing a new dawn as Darey.io launches Xterns AI, a groundbreaking platform that combines hands-on project experience with advanced AI-driven analytics. Xterns AI was built to bridge the gap between academic... |
| 21.08.2024 | Johnson & Johnson's Bold Move: A $1.7 Billion Bet on Heart Health | In a strategic leap, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced its acquisition of V-Wave, a company at the forefront of heart health innovation. The deal, valued at $1.7 billion, signals J&J's commitment to expanding its portfolio i... |
| 21.08.2024 | African VC firm Founders Factory Africa rebrands to 54 Collective | With the announcement of its rebrand and name change to 54 Collective, African venture capital firm Founders Factory Africa is now better equipped to support transformative technology ventures throughout the continent by providing value-add... |
| 17.08.2023 | Founders Factory Africa sparks $114m tech revolution | The vibrant landscape of African technology innovation is set to receive an electrifying surge, as Founders Factory Africa announces a $114 million injection of funding to turbocharge its mission of nurturing and empowering tech visionaries... |
| 17.08.2023 | Founders Factory Africa sparks $114m tech revolution | The vibrant landscape of African technology innovation is set to receive an electrifying surge, as Founders Factory Africa announces a $114 million injection of funding to turbocharge its mission of nurturing and empowering tech visionaries... |
| 16.08.2023 | Founders Factory Africa to deploy $114M using learnings from past programs | This week, South African early-stage accelerator and investor Founders Factory Africa (FFA) raised $114 million. The firm plans to use the impact capital from Mastercard Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures “to scale its mod... |
| 14.08.2023 | Founders Factory secures R2.1-billion to fund start-ups | Founders Factory Africa CEO Bongani Sithole
Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional US$114-million (R2.1-billion) in funding to assist technology start-up founders across Africa.
Support from the Mastercard Foundation and Johnson ... |
| 01.12.2022 | Can Africa’s start-up sector keep up its record funding run? | Start-ups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy, argues Thabiso Foto, chief financial officer at Founders Factory Africa.
Start-ups are crucial in fueling innovation and enhancing economic and d... |
| 01.12.2022 | Can Africa’s start-up sector keep up its record funding run? | Start-ups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy, argues Thabiso Foto, chief financial officer at Founders Factory Africa.
Start-ups are crucial in fueling innovation and enhancing economic and di... |
| 30.11.2022 | Will the economic downturn affect investment in African health-tech startups?
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | This article was submitted to TechCabal by Sam Sturm, Chief Venture Architect, Founders Factory Africa
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was primed for a substantial increase in health and biotech spending and investment. Go... |
| 16.11.2022 | How will economic downturn affect healthtech investment? | Amid global uncertainty, the real winners when it comes to investment will be those that back ventures solving real problems for people on the ground. Sam Sturm, chief venture architect of Founders Factor Africa, looks at the impact of the ... |
| 16.11.2022 | How will economic downturn affect healthtech investment? | Amid global uncertainty, the real winners when it comes to investment will be those that back ventures solving real problems for people on the ground. Sam Sturm, chief venture architect of Founders Factor Africa, looks at the impact of the ... |
| 09.07.2021 | Founders Factory Africa announces Revix, Asaak and Wazi investments | Joburg-based venture development firm Founders Factory Africa (FFA) announced another investment in three African startups on 8 July 2021.
Along with corporate investors the Standard Bank Group and Netcare, FFA announced that they will be ... |
| 09.07.2021 | Founders Factory Africa announces Revix, Asaak and Wazi investments | Joburg-based venture development firm Founders Factory Africa (FFA) announced another investment in three African startups on 8 July 2021.
Along with corporate investors the Standard Bank Group and Netcare, FFA announced that they will be w... |
| 26.05.2021 | In collaboration with Ventures Platform Foundation, JICA launched the NINJA Accelerator Programme in Nigeria, selects eight startups | In response to COVID-19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held the NINJA Business Plan Competition: NINJA Accelerator Programme in Nigeria, with eight outstanding companies from Nigeria emerging as winners (NINJA stands for... |
| 28.04.2021 | Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to uplift African agritech startups | Johannesburg-based venture development and investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has partnered with Small Foundation, a Dublin-based philanthropic foundation that is focused on the rural and agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Afr... |
| 28.04.2021 | Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to uplift African agritech startups | Johannesburg-based venture development and investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has partnered with Small Foundation, a Dublin-based philanthropic foundation that is focused on the rural and agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Afr... |
| 22.04.2021 | Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to invest in 18 agritech startups | Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program.
Small Foundation is a Dublin-ba... |
| 20.04.2021 | Founders Factory Africa is not only investing in companies but helping build them | From a fresh and relatable perspective, the Ask an Investor series focuses on conversations with investors in Africa – investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, private equities, venture capitalists and every other class of investors, expla... |
| 25.03.2021 | IMPERIAL LOGISTICS LIMITED
Imperial Logistics : Innovation Fund participates in a $1.5M seed round for health-tech startup Redbird | Imperial Innovation Fund participates in a $1.5M seed round for health-tech startup Redbird
25 March 2021
The Imperial Innovation Venture Fund, a partnership with Newtown Partners, together with Johnson & Johnson Foundation, participate... |
| 25.03.2021 | Imperial Logistics : Innovation Fund participates in a $1.5M seed round for health-tech startup Redbird | Imperial Innovation Fund participates in a $1.5M seed round for health-tech startup Redbird
25 March 2021
The Imperial Innovation Venture Fund, a partnership with Newtown Partners, together with Johnson & Johnson Foundation, participate... |
| 23.03.2021 | Ghana’s Redbird raises $1.5M seed to expand access to rapid medical testing in sub-Saharan Africa | For patients and healthcare professionals to properly track and manage illnesses, especially chronic ones, healthcare needs to be decentralized. It also needs to be more convenient, with a patient’s health information able to follow them wh... |
| 16.10.2020 | Nigerian startup to launch import and export deliveries | Nigerian trade and tech startup, MVXChange has launched a new product offering titled MVXTransit, expanding its range of services for small African businesses.
The new platform, MVXTransit is a convenient and easy-to-use digital freight boo... |
| 16.10.2020 | Nigerian startup to launch import and export deliveries | Nigerian trade and tech startup, MVXChange has launched a new product offering titled MVXTransit, expanding its range of services for small African businesses.
The new platform, MVXTransit is a convenient and easy-to-use digital freight bo... |
| 08.10.2020 | SA entrepreneur wins Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020 | A 22-year-old South African entrepreneur, Denislav Marinov, has won the prestigious Stars From All Nations (SFAN) Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020.
Denislav Marinov has won the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2020
The ... |
| 08.10.2020 | SA entrepreneur wins Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020 | A 22-year-old South African entrepreneur, Denislav Marinov, has won the prestigious Stars From All Nations (SFAN) Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020.
Denislav Marinov has won the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2020
Th... |
| 28.09.2020 | FFA invests in Nigerian healthtech startup to reduce fake medicine | A healthtech startup, RxAll has been chosen to be part of the Founders Factory Africa (FFA) Venture Scale Programme.
The FFA along with its investors Netcare Group and Standard Bank Group chose RxAll to be part of its six-month programme.
T... |
| 28.09.2020 | FFA invests in Nigerian healthtech startup to reduce fake medicine | A healthtech startup, RxAll has been chosen to be part of the Founders Factory Africa (FFA) Venture Scale Programme.
The FFA along with its investors Netcare Group and Standard Bank Group chose RxAll to be part of its six-month programme.
... |
| 21.09.2020 | Apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Budding student entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Applications close on 25 September 2020.
The award has been created by Stars From All Nations (SFAN), the education company that un... |
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| 21.09.2020 | Apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award | Budding student entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Applications close on 25 September 2020.
The award has been created by Stars From All Nations (SFAN), the education company that unlo... |
| - | In collaboration with Ventures Platform Foundation, JICA launched the NINJA Accelerator Programme in Nigeria, selects eight startups | In response to COVID-19, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held the NINJA Business Plan Competition: NINJA Accelerator Programme in Nigeria, with eight outstanding companies from Nigeria emerging as winners (NINJA stands for... |
