Insights


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Voice of the CEO – PocketDoc

We speak to Dr Imad Chakri, co-founder of Moroccan HealthTech platform PocketDoc, and hear more how they are supporting clinical decision-making for healthcare practitioners.

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Artificial Intelligence and Mobile-powered Diagnosis

Investment into African healthcare AI and mobile-powered diagnostic solutions exceed $7.0 million USD since 2015, we take a look at the trends and opportunities of this nascent space

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Q1 2020 Funding Report

Funding in Q1 2020 totalled $283 million USD, exceeding the total in Q1 2019 by $26 million USD. We look at some of the key trends on how we see VC investment evolving throughout the rest of 2020.

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The state of the growing African telehealth industry

As investor interest in telehealth solutions grows, we look at the state of the telehealth industry in 2020 to understand funding trends, focus areas and business models

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EdTech: Voice of the CEO – Injini

We speak to Jamie Martin, Founder of Injini, Africa’s first Ed-tech Incubator. Based in Cape Town, Injini invests in start-ups across Africa specifically in the education space.

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FinTech: Voice of the CEO – SC Ventures by Standard Chartered

In this report, we speak to Kennedy Mubita, Head of SC Ventures in Africa. SC Ventures is Standard Chartered Bank’s Venture Capital arm, investing in FinTech companies in growing markets around the world.

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Funding Report 2019

2019 was a record year for investment into Afrcian Tech. We take a look to see where funding was focused and our analysts provide their view on how we see the investment landscape evolving over the remainder of 2020.

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Country Profile: Egypt

Egypt has the third largest Economy in Africa, and has a rapidly growing technology ecosystem. With ready access to both Africa and Middle Eastern consumers Egypt was in the top three African countries for start-up funding in 2019

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InsurTech: Voice of the CEO – Turaco

We speak to Ted Pantone co-founder and CEO of Kenyan microinsurtech, Turaco, and hear more about the opportunities for technology and customer acquisition strategies in the insurance space.

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InsurTech – New market opportunities in the ridehailing sector

A survey of bodaboda drivers in Kenya to understand factors influencing purchasing decisions in the microinsurance space and opportunities for growth

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