Susu raises $2.2 million pre-seed to make affordable healthcare accessible to Africans Susu has raised €2 million ($2.2 million) pre-seed, comprising €1 million in equity financing, €800,000 in debt, and €200,000 in grants.
Remedial Health secures $1 million to drive efficiency in Africa's Pharmaceutical sector Nigeria's Remedial Health has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize and drive efficiency in Africa's pharmaceutical sector.
How to increase investment in Africa’s healthtech sector If healthtech innovators would just ride the waves of certain drivers, more funds will be invested in the health sector and Africa’s healthcare system will be transformed.
Meet 25 African healthtech startups changing the narrative Here are 25 health startups that are challenging the status quo and changing the negative narrative about Africa’s health system.
mPharma to launch e-commerce platform for pharmaceuticals with $35 million funding Ghanaian health startup, mPharma has raised $35 million in a Series D round to embark on pan-African expansion and launch an e-commerce platform.
Healthtracka partners US-based insurtech Fleri, receives investment from Akazi Capital Healthtracka announces partnership with US-based insurtech startup Fleri Inc. Akazi Capital announces undisclosed amount in Healthtracka.
DrugStoc closes $4.4 million Series A to fund expansion plan across Africa The funds will be used to expand access to quality medicines while providing sustainable supply chain financing for healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
MDaaS Global raises $2.3m to launch digital health solution SentinelX and expand across Nigeria The Seed extension led by Newtown Partners via the Imperial Venture Fund with SentinelX set to provide Nigerians with tech-enabled preventive and personalized healthcare
Report shows that African healthcare startups need support to scale their Covid-19 response The report, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and titled, “Innovations in Health Product Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa,” sets out a series of actionable recommendations for global health actors.
How Whispa Health is creating safe, stigma-free access to sexual health services for Africans While treating sex as a taboo subject has not stopped Nigerians from doing the deed, it has created a culture where sexual health and education, by extension, are grossly ignored.