Entrepreneurship

Qotto, a cleantech startup that produces and distributes standalone solar kits and lanterns to people living in Africa’s least electrified areas has secured $8 million in a Series A equity-debt …

stc Group, the leading digital enabler, and Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, today announced the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement to work together and …

Morocco-based agritech Sand-to-Green has raised a $1 million Seed funding round from Norwegian Katapult and pre-Seed fund Catalyst. Founded in 2021 by Benjamin Rombaut, Sand to Green provides a long-term …

Healthcare remains on top priority in any African country’s agenda and pioneering it is Jayesh Saini, a successful entrepreneur who has the vision to have the largest healthcare setup in …

Small businesses across Africa have continually struggled to access loans due to a lack of collateral and credit history as well as high-interest rates doubled by harsh criteria for lending …

Mawingu, a Kenyan-based Internet service provider has successfully closed $9 million Series B investment to support its roll-out infrastructure across Kenya that will increase access to affordable internet connectivity to …

Egyptian fintech and e-commerce ecosystem MNT-Halan has secured up to $400 million in equity and debt financing from local and global investors as it continues to serve underbanked and unbanked …

UAE-based Alaan, the leading spend management platform for Middle Eastern businesses has raised $4.5 million pre-Series A funding, backed by Presight Capital, Y Combinator, and angel investors. Together with the …

Xiaomi has been hard at work to actualize its first electric car. After investing $1.5 billion in 2021 in its car division, the results are starting to show with its …

Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa — a big milestone in an otherwise tough time to raise money. The funding comes a year …