Funding In North Africa
Egypt’s Beauty Startup Source Beauty Secures Investment From 500 Startups
Cairo-based beauty e-commerce startup Source Beauty is defying all the odds and preferences for essential services by investors amidst the current global lockdowns to secure a sizeable pre-seed investment from 500 Startups, the most active global venture capital firm. Read more
Funding In East Africa
Kenya: Fanisi Capital acquires a minority stake in St Bakhita Schools for $2mln
Venture fund Fanisi Capital acquired a minority share in the capital of the Kenyan school St Bakhita Schools for about KSh265 million ($2.4 million).Read more
Funding In Southern Africa
SA grocery delivery startup Zulzi raises R30m from JSE-listed company
Johannesburg based online grocery delivery startup Zulzi has raised R30-million from a JSE-listed company. Zulzi was founded by Vutlharhi Valoyi and Michael Netshipise Read more
Other News
New Report Sheds Light On Digital Rights Across Africa
As data continually plays very prominent roles in the lives of both individuals and governments, digital rights advocates need to better team up to advance their objectives across Africa given the hard terrain in which they operate.Read more
Online events
GFA Webinars For The Week 12-15 May
A list of web events happening this week. Read more….
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