Africabookings operates an online travel platform focused on making local hotels and travel services in sub‑Saharan Africa more discoverable and accessible to digital consumers. The company works closely with travel agents, hotels, and other local services and already offers accommodation and travel services in 19 destinations across the region, including South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mauritius. The new $25,000 seed investment from the Travel Startups Incubator will enable Africabookings to expand its electronic bed‑bank offerings. As part of the investment the company will also receive business advice, mentoring, and legal and business development support. Africabookings is led by CEO Bruce Tapping and is based in Alton, UK and Harare, Zimbabwe. The investor is a Florida‑based platform that invests exclusively in travel tech companies.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2015