GoGetta to facilitate global investment into African businesses
Quality African businesses with growth prospects that seek funding can now raise capital via an innovative crowdfunding platform, GoGetta. Local and international angel and venture capital investors can now select vetted opportunities and invest quickly and securely amounts of just R1000 or more to own shares in various African businesses. Sthembiso Zwane, co-founder of GoGetta…
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African Metaverse Opens Up to the World
Africarare Africa’s first metaverse has opened up to the world and is poised to unlock African creativity and connect Africa to the global digital economy. At a recent event in Johannesburg, plans were announced for commercialisation of the 3D virtual reality experience, that is set in Ubuntuland, a virtual world that marries creativity, cryptocurrency, and... Read Article →
Cardano Accelerator Adaverse Invests in Afriguild’s Mission to Onboard Africans Into Web3
Adaverse, a Cardano ecosystem accelerator set up to encourage the growth of Web3 crypto-native enterprises in Africa, announced its investment into a seed funding round for Afriguild, a blockchain gaming guild-turned DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) providing opportunities for Africans through gaming, education, and community building. Adaverse and EMURGO Africa have joined other notable investors in this…
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Hashgreed raises $1M+ for NFT and Asset Tokenization expansion in Africa
Hashgreed, an African NFT marketplace, a multipurpose NFT and super dapp platform under the Krosscoin Ecosystem has recently raised $1M+ towards scaling across Nigeria and beyond. The platform is designed to help both individuals and businesses experience web3 solutions for creative, commerce and Asset tokenization. Hashgreed also hosts amazing DeFi and WorkFi solutions. Users can…
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Fintech Bizao Raises €8M To Expand Across Africa
Bizao, a Côte d’Ivoire-based fintech firm currently in over 10 African nations, has introduced an €8 million Sequence A funding spherical. The corporate hopes to speed up its geographical footprint throughout the continent and spend money on the design of recent strains of services with this elevate. The funding round was led by AfricInvest Financial…
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Suzuki by CFAO partners with ETAP to enable seamless insurance for Nigerian drivers
CFAO Motors, the sole distributor of Suzuki cars in Nigeria, has partnered with ETAP, an InsurTech company that creates solutions and incentives to improve the automotive experience across Africa, to enable seamless access to insurance with every new car purchased from the Suzuki network in Nigeria. As part of the partnership, drivers will now be able to buy insurance…
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‘Hack The Mara’ hackathon is now open to African creators and developers
In the Maasai Mara, landowners, wildlife, and tourism depend on one another for survival. The impact of COVID-19 has brought tourism to a standstill, jeopardising the revenue previously realised, and threatening to bring the ecosystem down. Teams are expected to build decentralised finance solutions that can serve anyone, anywhere, no matter how remote. This includes…
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DeFi company, Stakefair, secures US$670k pre-seed to launch its business
Stakefair, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) company has launched after securing US$670,000 pre-seed funding. Investors involved in the round include Adaverse, Nestcoin, Kepple Africa Ventures, Canza Finance, Voltron Capital, Echo VC Chain, Timi Aboyeji, Tomiwa Olaosebikan, Peter Kisadha, Saturn Blockchain Ventures, Thrive Africa Syndicate, Nehikhare Igbinijesu, Oluchi Enebeli, and Clement Hugbo. The funds will be channeled…
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Swiss Blockchain Investor, CV Labs, opens Blockchain Incubation Hub in Cape Town
Dedicated Swiss blockchain investor Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and its ecosystem company CV Labs have opened CV Labs Cape Town, the African region’s first in situ blockchain incubation and ecosystem hub. As an initiator of Crypto Valley, Switzerland – the world’s most mature blockchain hub, with an admirable regulatory landscape and 14 blockchain…
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Kotani Pay partners with Tokpay, to enable off-ramp services to its users
Kotani Pay, a technology stack that enables blockchain protocols, dapps, and fintech companies to integrate seamlessly into local payment channels has announced a partnership with Tokpay, a DeFi neo-bank for for micro-finance and social protection programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Acoording to Kotani Pay, the aim of this partnership is to provide off-ramp services to Tokpay…
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