Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round To Save More Lives and Secure The Pharmaceutical & FMCG Industries We are excited to…

In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely inefficient and fragmented. Merchants also struggle to…

Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup that is taking on incumbents in the country with a mobile-first, personalised and often…

There are over 1 billion mobile money accounts globally. Africa leads the way in transaction value and volume thanks to M-Pesa, largely used in…

(CNN Business)Super apps have taken off in Asia, with users able to book flights, reserve hotels, play games and more…

Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. One-tenth of this number comes from…

A 2016 study by global consultancy PwC states that an estimated 90% of sales in Africa’s major economies come through informal channels…

While there has been a wave of innovation in food tech worldwide, it’s still in early days for Africa. There are…

Launch Africa, a leading early-stage pan-African venture capital fund has invested in 133 startups in 22 African countries closing over $36 million in its first round…

Pan-African venture capital fund Launch Africa Ventures today is announcing the close of its $36.3 million fund…

This week we thought we’d look at the investors that have been involved in the most deals so far this…