Tag: African Startups
Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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Beltone and Telda Partners to Expand Digital Investing and Democratise Investment Access in Egypt
Egyptian investment bank and asset manager, Beltone Asset Management has partnered with fintech platform, Telda to distribute its investment products through the Telda mobile...
Business Corner: How Entrepreneurs Can Build Wealth in Africa’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry
Pharmaceutical manufacturing rarely makes headlines. Most people do not think about where their medicines come from until the day they cannot find them. Yet...
ARM-Harith Targets $200 Million Fund to Reduce Africa’s Dependence on Foreign Infrastructure Funding
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments has secured $76 million at the first close of its Climate Transition Fund, marking a step in efforts to mobilise African...
Nigeria’s CreditChek Raises $600,000 to Expand Into East Africa and Transform Africa’s Digital Lending Boom
CreditChek, a Nigerian credit data infrastructure and financial intelligence startup, has secured $600,000 in fresh funding to support its expansion into East Africa. The funding...
Business Corner: Why You Should Start a Co-Working Spaces Business in Africa and How to Make It Profitable
The rise of the co-working spaces business in Africa started with frustrated freelancers, startup founders, remote workers, and young entrepreneurs simply looking for stable...
Luno Is Democratising Access to US Stocks Through Tokenised Investing, Expanding How South Africans Invest
South Africans are increasingly turning to tokenised stocks as a gateway to global investing, with new data from digital assets platform, Luno showing growing...
PayAngel Partners Visa to Scale International Transfer and Cross-Border Payments Across Africa and Asia
PayAngel, a cross-border payments platform serving migrant communities and businesses across multiple markets, has expanded its collaboration with Visa in a move aimed at...
CashAfrica Bets on Contactless Tap-to-Pay Payments Infrastructure to Transform Nigeria’s Payment Ecosystem
Despite rapid growth in digital payment, Nigeria’s transaction landscape is still dominated by cash. Bank transfers, USSD, and card payments have gained traction, but...
How Jephte loudom Foubi is Using FOUBSLABS to Rethink AI Through Data, Governance and Real-World Use
In 2017, when artificial intelligence was still an emerging concept, Jephte loudom Foubi was building chatbot solutions in Cameroon. The work was fast-moving and...
NALA Secures $50 Million to Build Neobank Platform, Expand Global Remittance and Banking Services
African payments company, NALA has secured up to US$50 million in non-dilutive credit financing to accelerate its international expansion, deepen product development and support...
Qhala, Amini AI, Angani and iXAfrica Launch Qubit Hub in Kenya to Build Africa’s AI Backbone
Qhala, Amini AI, Angani and iXAfrica Data Centres have announced a collaboration to host Qubit Hub at iXAfrica’s NBOX1 facility, in a move designed...
Peach Payments Drives Contactless Digital Payment Shift in Mauritius with Apple Pay Launch
South Africa-based payment service provider, Peach Payments has expanded its digital payments offering by introducing Apple Pay to merchants in Mauritius, enabling consumers to...
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