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OceanHub Africa aims to support and nurture startups that aim to combat global warming, overexploitation, and pollution of the ocean.
Its accelerator program connects such startups with a network of highly qualified stakeholders and facilitators and provides them with sustainable pathways towards stable profits and scalable growth opportunities throughout Africa.
Six startups participated in its latest program: Kenya’s Kuza Freezer, Tanzania’s Healthy Seaweed Co, Reunion’s Reef Pulse, Egypt’s ReNile, Tunisia’s Tunisia Baits, and South Africa’s Akili.
The eight-month program focused on personal, product, and business development while preparing ventures for investment opportunities.
It concluded with an in-person boot camp in Cape Town earlier this month, where the six startups underwent a week of intensive training to accelerate their journey toward investor readiness and sustainable business growth.
On the final day of the boot camp, participating startups showcased their innovations and pitched for potential investments in front of a mock-investment panel.
The startups that participated in the boot camp were also allowed to network with potential investors, mentors, and partners.

Injaro Investment Advisors, a Ghanaian private capital fund manager, has announced a $2 million equity investment in Zeepay Ghana Limited, a wholly Ghanaian-owned global mobile finance service (MFS) provider.

Orca, a South African startup tackling fraud in emerging markets, has successfully secured $550,000 in a pre-seed funding round.

South Africa-based venture capital firm Knife Capital is celebrating its 15th anniversary with strategic Series A investments in two local startups, Sticitt and Optique, as part of its ongoing commitment to scaling innovation across the continent.