Global Beehive

Ila Dhond04/04/2022
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$3 M received by Kenyan social commerce startup Tushop to scale community group-buying

Tushop, a Nairobi-based social commerce business that allows residents to buy goods for less money with free delivery, has raised…
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Ila Dhond04/04/2022
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Y Combinator demo days include 24 African startups

After enrolling in the W22 batch of the famed Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator incubator, twenty-four African businesses have been presenting…
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Ila Dhond01/04/2022
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Grindstone accelerator invites SA startups to apply for its latest edition

Grindstone, a business accelerator in South Africa that provides chosen firms with access to a structured entrepreneurship development programme, is…
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Ila Dhond31/03/2022
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$15 M funding raised by Nigeria’s CredPal to scale “buy now, pay later” across Africa

CredPal, a Nigerian “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) firm, has secured $15 million in venture capital to grow its consumer…
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Ila Dhond30/03/2022
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Africa’s Business Heroes competition opens applications for $1.5 M

The Africa’s Business Heroes programme, which annually recognises 10 exceptional entrepreneurs from around Africa with a share of a US…
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Ila Dhond30/03/2022
278

Female-focused UN innovation contest invites African entrepreneurs to apply

The Innovations to Empower Women and Girls Challenge was launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Intellectual…
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Ila Dhond30/03/2022
346

$110 M pan-African startup investment fund launched by Morocco’s Al Mada

Morocco’s Al Mada Holding Group has formed a pan-African venture capital fund worth MAD1.1 billion (US $110 million) to invest…
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Ila Dhond29/03/2022
388

$2.7 M seed funding raised by Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito

Waspito, a Cameroonian e-health firm, has acquired $2.7 million in seed capital to increase its user base in Cameroon and…
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Ila Dhond29/03/2022
269

Betacube, a Tunisian fintech company launched second edition of Women in Fintech programme

Betacube, a Tunisian venture capital firm, has started the second edition of its Women in Fintech pre-incubation programme, which is…
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Ila Dhond26/03/2022
370

Grammy winner establishes NFT platform for African producers, receives pre-seed funding

African Valuables Collective (AVC), founded by a Grammy Award-winning Nigerian musician, has announced the launch of its platform to help…
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