Africa’s e-health start-ups get lion’s share of investment capital
About US$625,6m of the US$701.4m total funding for African start-ups in 2020 went to Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt.
Tawanda Karombo
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Africa’s disclosed VC investments reached US$2.4bn in 2020
Despite COVID-19 disruptions, investor interest in African start-ups remained strong, with fintech retaining the lion's share of total funding, says Briter Bridges.
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African tech start-up funding passes US$700m in 2020
397 start-ups raised US$701.5 million in total funding according to African Tech Startups Funding Report 2020.
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Global Voice Group scouts for African tech start-up investment
ICT and reg-tech solutions provider offers an opportunity for start-ups to access up to US$300,000 in funding.
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Start-ups selected to compete at Africa Tech Summit Connects
12 start-ups are looking to raise either pre-seed, seed, or Series A funding.
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Africa’s e-health sector booming
Start-up numbers and investment reach record high according to research.
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Kenyan data analytics start-up turns heads at Summit
Superfluid Labs wins ENGIE Challenge at event in Kigali.
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Africa's FinTech sector grows by 60% in 2 years says Disrupt Africa
Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa account for 65.2% of Africa's FinTech start-up ecosystem.
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Africa gradually transitioning towards the gig economy
New report finds increasing preference for on-demand services as opposed to more traditional jobs boards.
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SA must renew education if tech ecosystem is to flourish
Research shows current education system cannot support broad-based tech entrepreneurship.
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West Africa home to two of three top agri-tech ecosystems
Research by Disrupt Africa sheds light on growth, with 82 agri-tech start-ups in operation across the continent at the beginning of 2018.
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Africa well positioned to exploit ecommerce growth
DHL VP urges more businesses on the continent to embrace the disruptive technology.