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| 16.10.2025 | Nila Raises $2.4M in Pre-Seed Funding | Anthony Jacob – Nila
Nila, a London, UK-based healthcare management startup helping expatriates care for elderly relatives back home, closed a $2.4M (£1.8M) pre-seed funding round.
The round was led by LocalGlobe with participation from Red... |
| 23.08.2019 | Here are the 12 startups that will pitch at today’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam | Want to catch some of Tanzania’s best early-stage startups in action? You’ll want to make your way to Seedspace Dar es Salaam tomorrow where 12 startups will duke it out at this year’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam event.
Seedstars World, one of... |
| 23.08.2019 | Here are the 12 startups that will pitch at today’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam | Want to catch some of Tanzania’s best early-stage startups in action? You’ll want to make your way to Seedspace Dar es Salaam tomorrow where 12 startups will duke it out at this year’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam event.
Seedstars World, one of ... |
| 03.04.2019 | Here are the 21 African startups that will jet off to the 2019 Seedstars Summit | Twenty-one African startups are getting ready to jet off to Switzerland to attend the annual Seedstars World summit — the culmination of one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
Last year Ghanaian startup AgroC... |
| 03.04.2019 | Here are the 21 African startups that will jet off to the 2019 Seedstars Summit | Twenty-one African startups are getting ready to jet off to Switzerland to attend the annual Seedstars World summit — the culmination of one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
Last year Ghanaian startup AgroCe... |
| 21.03.2019 | Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day | At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this week (18 and 19 March).
Twice a year, the US seed accelerator invests $150 000 in selected star... |
| 21.03.2019 | Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day | At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this week (18 and 19 March).
Twice a year, the US seed accelerator invests $150 000 in selected sta... |
| 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 | Meet 7 Companies from the YC W19 Batch Part 7 | It’s YC W19 Demo Day – Day 1 this afternoon! Meet 7 companies that recently announced they’re part of the YC Winter 2019 batch. To see more companies from YC W19 read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6.
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| 17.03.2019 | Nala has built a hassle-free, offline mobile money payment platform for Africa | Benjamin Fernandes, the Tanzanian co-founder chief executive of Nala, spent hundreds of hours talking to local Tanzanians about their frustrations with mobile money payment services before he launched his new payment platform.
While at leas... |
| 09.01.2019 | Nine Austin Startups Make the SXSW Pitch List | Five finalists and four alternates from Austin made the list for the 11th annual SXSW Pitch event to be held at SXSW in March. |
| 30.12.2018 | African Fintech is still the preferred sector for global VCs to invest in | Share this:
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| 11.12.2018 | Fintech Nala wins Seedstars Dar es Salaam, confirms Y-Combinator selection | Tanzanian fintech Nala was yesterday selected as the winner of this year’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam, at a pitching event in Tanzania’s capital. Nala is a mobile money application that works offline, allowing users to easily access multiple m... |
| 11.12.2018 | Fintech Nala wins Seedstars Dar es Salaam, confirms Y-Combinator selection | Tanzanian fintech Nala was yesterday selected as the winner of this year’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam, at a pitching event in Tanzania’s capital. Nala is a mobile money application that works offline, allowing users to easily access multiple m... |
| 10.12.2018 | Meet the African startups that won this year’s Seedstars World pitch events [Updated] | After a seven-month long journey that saw the Seedstars World team travel through more than 25 countries on the continent, a total of 17 African startups will this week participate at this year’s edition of the Seedstars Africa Summit which... |
| 10.12.2018 | Meet the African startups that won this year’s Seedstars World pitch events [Updated] | After a seven-month long journey that saw the Seedstars World team travel through more than 25 countries on the continent, a total of 17 African startups will this week participate at this year’s edition of the Seedstars Africa Summit which... |
| 14.11.2018 | Here are the 14 winners of the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards | Tech advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the winners of the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards following its annual awards party held in Cape Town on Monday (12 November) evening.
The awards — which are now in their fourth year — ... |
| 14.11.2018 | Here are the 14 winners of the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards | Tech advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the winners of the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards following its annual awards party held in Cape Town on Monday (12 November) evening.
The awards — which are now in their fourth year — a... |
| 11.11.2018 | AppsAfrica.com Awards Winners 2018 Announced | Share this:
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| 08.11.2018 | 5 African innovations disrupting traditional sectors | Share this:
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| 02.11.2018 | Nine African fintech startups selected for Catapult: Inclusion Africa bootcamp | The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has announced the 14 fintech startups — nine of them from Africa — that have been selected for next week’s Catapult: Inclusion Africa bootcamp in Luxembourg. The announcement w... |
| 02.11.2018 | Nine African fintech startups selected for Catapult: Inclusion Africa bootcamp | The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has announced the 14 fintech startups — nine of them from Africa — that have been selected for next week’s Catapult: Inclusion Africa bootcamp in Luxembourg. The announcement w... |
| 11.10.2018 | Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists | Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in Cape Town on 12 November at the awards party which takes place on... |
| 11.10.2018 | Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists | Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in Cape Town on 12 November at the awards party which takes place o... |
| 10.10.2018 | AppsAfrica Awards Finalists Announced | Share this:
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| 10.09.2018 | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala wins $10k at Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, clinching $10 000.
The mobile money application works offline, without an internet connection and provides a unified user experience in wh... |
| 10.09.2018 | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala wins $10k at Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, clinching $10 000.
The mobile money application works offline, without an internet connection and provides a unified user experience in whi... |
| 15.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
In a statement last week, Ecobank Group executive for operations and technology Eddy Ogbogu said the bank was “d... |
| 15.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
In a statement last week, Ecobank Group executive for operations and technology Eddy Ogbogu said the bank was “... |
| 20.04.2018 | Fintech accelerator funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing in four African startups, bringing total to $1.2 million | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also known as the Gates Foundation, is the largest private foundation in the US, holding $38 billion in assets. The foundation is well-known for its work to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, a... |
| 11.04.2018 | Fintech accelerator DFS Lab to invest $200k in four African startups | US-based fintech accelerator Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) yesterday (11 April) announced that it will invest $200 000 in four African fintech startups, including Nobuntu, Cherehani Africa and NALA.
In addition to the $50 000 inv... |
| 11.04.2018 | Fintech accelerator DFS Lab to invest $200k in four African startups | US-based fintech accelerator Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) yesterday (11 April) announced that it will invest $200 000 in four African fintech startups, including Nobuntu, Cherehani Africa and NALA.
In addition to the $50 000 in... |
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