South African agritech startup Skudu has raised funding from AgVentures, a leading agrifood tech investor in Africa. This move will help Skudu achieve its goal of becoming the leading online marketplace for agricultural inputs (animal feeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals) and produce on the continent. Launched in 2018, Skudu gives agribusinesses more choices to improve […]
Pula, a Kenyan insurtech startup that provides agricultural insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round. Pula describes itself as being “at the center of an ecosystem that helps them manage their risks with insurance and digital solutions.”
How much impact investment comes into Africa every year? And do you think it’s enough? My bet is that even if you don’t know the answer to the first question, you probably know the answer to the second question: It’s not enough. Over the years impact investing in Africa has seen a steady rise. As […]
Can tech solve Africa’s fundamental problems? In this edition of Building The Future, founding partner of Future Africa and co-founder of Andela & Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji speaks on how he sees the future of Africa. And also on the role tech can play in this future. When Aboyeji shares his thoughts on the future of […]
Editor’s note: The headline of this article has been updated to reflect the fact that it speaks primarily to a difficulty in accessing capital. A previous headline read; “African startups have had a good Q1 2020; except those led by women.” African startups did well in Q1 2020 in terms of funding. Considering the current […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Kyane Kassiri was always drawn to the business and use case side of technology. Coming of age during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Kassiri spent the early part of his career building […]