Funding in Southern Africa
SA eCommerce platform raises R150k to support Cape firefighters
South African eCommerce platform OneDayOnly has raised R150k in donations towards Cape Town firefighters who were able to control a blaze that started on 18 April 2021.
Funding In East Africa
Kenyan E-mobility Startup Ecobodaa Secures Funding Round
Kenya Ecobodaa, which is working to roll out electric motorbike taxis, has raised a round of funding from Persistent Energy Capital to help it grow. Read more here
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Opinion Corner
Funding Black Female Entrepreneurs Are Crucial To SA’s Startup Growth
Globally, growing attention is rightly being paid to the issue of underfunding of diverse founders in general, and women in particular, in the startup space. Read More Here
Funding In North Africa
Egyptian Semiconductor Startup Spins Out Of AUC With $230k Funding
Suitera, a semiconductor startup aiming to provide tools for the design of next generation integrated circuits, has become the second company spinoff company from the American University in Cairo (AUC), going it alone with US$230,000 in funding. Read more
