Startup Africa
Golden Sunbeam Tech Valley launches $2m crowdfunding drive for Agribusiness in Ghana
ACCRA (The Southern African Times) - The Management of Golden Sunbeam Technology Valley (GSTV), a Ghanaian-owned...
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Tony Elumelu Foundation to Pay Out US$24.75million to African Entrepreneurs As Seed Capital
KAMPALA (The Southern African Times) - Uganda's 296 entrepreneurs will each receive US$5,000 non-refundable seed capital...
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Mobilty startup Treepz closes seed round, acquires Uganda’s Ugabus
LAGOS, (The Southern African Times) - Treepz, a Nigerian shared mobility startup, has closed out its...
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Meet the Investor: Dayo Koleowo, Microtraction
(The Southern African Times) - From construction, to food delivery, and finally to VC, Dayo Koleowo’s...
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South African payments gateway Ozow raises $48M Series B led by Tencent
JOHANNESBURG, (The Southern African Times) - According to a 2019 report by Deloitte, about 80% of South...
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Nigerian shared mobility startup Shuttlers raises $1.6M, plans pan-African expansion
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - Shared transportation in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country by population, is...
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Kenyan distribution start-up Twiga Foods raises $50 mln
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) - Kenyan food distribution start-up Twiga Foods has raised $50 million in fresh...
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Vendease gets $3.2M to help hotels and restaurants buy food supplies in Africa
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - Vendease, an online marketplace that allows restaurants and other food...
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Are more unicorns about to emerge in Francophone Africa?
Africa’s tech sector is going stratospheric. In recent months, talent trainer Andela and payments processor Flutterwave have become “unicorns” –...
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Rwanda: Chilli producer starting to crack the Chinese market
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - In 2013, Twahirwa left his job as an agronomist at...
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