Business
South Africa’s Shiprazor Raises $2.65M to Cut Delivery Costs, Power Smarter E-commerce in Africa
South African e-commerce merchant technology and smart logistics startup, Shiprazor, has secured US$2.65 million in seed funding. The startup seeks to solve one of...
Egypt’s Startup, Taager, Bets on China to Power MENA E-Commerce Boom as Competition Intensifies
Egypt-born and Saudi Arabia-headquartered social e-commerce platform, Taager, has opened its first supply office in China. A strategic move with aim to reshape how...
How Nigeria’s Primed E-Health Startup is Transforming Healthcare Across Africa
A Nigerian healthtech startup, Primed E-Health, is positioning itself as a major force in modernising healthcare delivery against hospitals' overreliance on paper files, cash...
Business Corner: The Business of Moving Goods and How to Build a Logistics Startup in Africa
In 2020, at the peak of Nigeria’s e-commerce boom, one of the country’s fastest-growing online retailers faced a crisis. Orders were coming in. Demand...
Business Corner: How to launch and make money as a dispatch rider in Africa
Balogun Abayomi, a young dispatch rider, would weave his motorcycle through traffic across Lagos city, balancing a stack of parcels strapped tightly behind him....
Saudi Arabia’s BRKZ Government-Backed Investment Signals New Era for Industrial Tech Growth
The Saudi Industrial Investment Company (SIC), the investment arm of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), announced a strategic direct investment in BRKZ, a...
South Africa’s Secha Capital Nears $40M Milestone to Power High-Growth Businesses Across Key Sectors
South African venture capital firm, Secha Capital has moved closer to cementing its place as one of the continent’s most innovative growth investors. A...
Mashreq and Cashew Combines Regulated Banking With Fintech to Launch Pay-later Financing for Consumers
Mashreq and Cashew are expanding their strategic collaboration to develop an embedded lending framework aimed at transforming how consumers access credit for high-value purchases. The...
Ghana’s BoostMate Eyes West Africa Expansion After Building Youth-Powered Marketing Platform
A Ghanaian startup, BoostMate, seeking to reshape how brands connect with Africa’s youthful population is pushing into new markets after gaining early traction in...
AGFUND Moves to Launch Fast-Loan Microfinance Bank in Egypt, Targeting Millions of MSMEs
Egypt could soon witness a major shift in how small businesses access financing as the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) advances plans to...
OmniOps Partners Grafana Labs to Power Saudi Arabia’s AI Growth With Advanced Observability Solutions
Saudi Arabia’s push to become a global artificial intelligence powerhouse has received another boost as OmniOps, one of the Kingdom’s leading AI infrastructure technology...
Zambia’s Edtech Startup, ZeroAI Brings AI, Robotics Education to Schools Without Power/Internet Across Africa
Zambian edtech startup, ZeroAI Technologies, is proving that the future of education does not have to depend on constant electricity, fast internet, or expensive...
