Daily Digest Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Funding In Emerging Markets
FFI Set To Close $42bn Financial Gap Among African Women
Speaking at a zoom meeting titled: “Ready to Thrive”, Chief Executive/Founder of FFI, Ms. Aysha Julie, said Africa has become the first continent of female entrepreneurship where 27 percent of women in Africa create businesses, the highest rate globally. Read more
Ready Set Raise, An Accelerator For Women Built By Women, Announces Third Class
This year, as funding for female founders drops to 2017 levels, Feinzaig realized why accelerators, hers included, might not work for women as well as they work for men: demo day. A common culminating event in most accelerators, demo day is an event where founders pitch to a room to investors, angels and journalists with the hope of raising a round and landing some coverage. Read more
Funding In North Africa
Cape Town-Based Insurance Platform Receives Multi-Million Rand Investment
In addition, it will assist in the promotion of Click2Sure’s focus on ensuring businesses that offer insurance take advantage of the benefits of digitisation with an overall reduction in admin costs, real-time reporting data, and further insight. Read more
Opinion Corner
What Paystack Acquisition Means For The Nigerian Startup Ecosystem
At a time when innovation and opportunities in financial technology are reaching unprecedented heights, this deal seems to be the icing on the cake. Read more
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