Tag: South Africa 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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South Africa’s Littlefish Raises $9.5m to Build Financial Tools for SMEs Across Africa
Littlefish, a South African fintech start-up building financial infrastructure for small businesses, has raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round to scale...
Happy Pay Secures $5m Seed Round to Expand Africa’s Ad-Supported Payments Network
Happy Pay, a South African buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) start-up, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round to expand what it describes as Africa’s...
South Africa’s Yazi Raises $1.6m Valuation to Scale WhatsApp-Based AI Research Platform
South African artificial intelligence startup, Yazi, has secured its first institutional investment round at a pre-money valuation of R30 million ($1.6 million), marking a...
South African Startup, Machankura is Powering Bitcoin to Work With USSD and Without Internet AccessÂ
Bitcoin and other digital assets promise fast, low-cost cross-border payments. Yet, in practice, they remain tethered to smartphones and reliable internet access, luxuries still...
Exclusive: How Le Roux Viljoen Is Building South Africa’s Surgical Theatre Assistance Network With Surgical Assistant and SurgiFlow
Operating theatres are among the most high-stakes environments in medicine, as every procedure requires a precisely coordinated team. Yet for years, surgeons in South...
Exclusive: Inside Zuru, the South African Startup Automating Bookings, Quotes And Payments For African Tour Operators
As Africa’s travel and tourism sector continues to expand, many of the operators powering that growth remain reliant on manual processes and fragmented digital...
Naritive Is Redefining Digital Advertising Through Ad Formats, Helping Brands Drive Audience Engagement
Digital advertising has long wrestled with a persistent challenge, as audiences increasingly ignore online adverts. For South African startup Naritive, this gap between advertising...
South African Fintech, Lula, Raises Secures $21 Million Funding from FMO to Scale SME Lending Across South Africa
South African fintech startup, Lula, has secured $21 million funding injection from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO, as it moves to scale its lending-as-a-service...
BoxCommerce and Mastercard Launch Prepaid Card to Help SMEs Access Earnings Instantly
South Africa-founded e-commerce platform, BoxCommerce, has partnered with global payments giant Mastercard to launch a prepaid card solution designed to give small and medium-sized...
South African Startup, Naritive, Joins Google for Startups Cloud Programme’s Scale Tier
South African startup Naritive Tech has officially joined the Scale Tier of the Google for Startups Cloud Programme, the programme’s highest and most selective...
DRIVE100 —077: Inside Midi Media, the South African Startup Connecting Musicians, Filmmakers and Other Creatives to Brands
Midi Media, a South African startup, is tackling one of Africa’s biggest creative industry challenges, by connecting emerging talent with brands that need authentic...
South Africa’s VALR Secures Major Licenses to Bridge Crypto and Traditional Finance. Why It Matters
South Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, VALR, has achieved a major regulatory breakthrough after being granted two key licenses by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority...
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