By Kayode Adebayo From a hobby to a big-time career, content creation has become a vital part of the social media marketing that few people […]
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Angel investors plugging the early-stage funding gap in sub-Saharan Africa
Alexandra Fraser One of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurial start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa is funding – particularly early-stage financial support – even though the landscape […]
African health tech start-ups in supply chain show promise, prompting launch of $7 million innovator support program
The Pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide grants and commercialization support to 60 healthtech companies over two years. Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has […]
Understanding the Metaverse – Africa’s role
By Balkissa Ide Siddo, Director of Public Policy, Africa, Meta Since the start of the twenty-first century, technology has been at the heart of enhancing communication […]
Four Game-Changing Tech Startups from Africa
According to the 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome, Africa’s startup ecosystem is currently valued at $6.6 billion, with Cape Town, Lagos, Johannesburg, […]
Healthtech startup Zuri Health receives funding to expand across Africa
Zuri Health, the digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has completed a funding round attracting investment from DOB Equity, Launch Africa and […]
Call for applications: the Social & Inclusive Business Camp opens its doors to African entrepreneurs for the 6th year running
The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) has begun searching for its 6th cohort of African entrepreneurs. Leaders of developing, high-impact companies on the continent have […]
Startups can drive economic development in South Africa, but these are the tools they need
Adbot is empowering Pre-Seed and Seed startups to access new markets South Africa’s economy is driven by small businesses, which are expected to have created […]
New Technologies to Enhance Customer Engagement
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly been the catalyst to drive broad-based digitisation and spearhead the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This digital revolution is reshaping consumer […]
Kippa launches new digital payments product for SMEs in Africa
Kippa, the fast-growing fintech start-up offering digital business and financial management solutions for SMEs in Africa, today announces the launch of its second product, ‘Kippa […]