OKRA SECURES IN $3.5M SEED ROUND LED BY SUSA VENTURES
Fintech Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Okra Secures $3.5mn Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures

Okra, a Nigerian fintech platform, and open finance (API Economy) pioneer has secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was

Automobile Fintech Partnership

Autochek Africa Partners With Okra to Power Automobile Finance Platform

Autochek and Okra have partnered to offer car loans to customers of the new and used cars marketplace. Autochek aims

Aristokrat Group
Entertainment Partnership

Universal Music Partners Aristokrat Group to Develop African Talents

Universal Music France (UMF), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a partnership with The Aristokrat Group, an

OKra
Fintech Funding Investment

Okra, a Nigerian Fintech Startup Scores $1M Pre-seed Funding From TLcom

Okra, a Nigeria fintech startup has raised $1 million pre-seed funding from TLcom Capital to create a product that generates

TLcom Capital
Women

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2024

TLcom Capital, the African venture capital firm, has officially announced its 6th edition of the Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,

Women

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2023

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has officially announced its fifth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will

World Economic Forum
Startup

6 African Startups Selected For World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers 2022

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently unveiled a list of 100 innovative tech startups for its 2022 Technology Pioneers cohort.

TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Africa Fintech Foundry
Event Fintech Technology Women

Africa Fintech Foundry Partners Access Bank to Promote ‘Women In Tech’

Driven by the goal to improve diversity in the technology industry while revolutionising the fintech ecosystem in Africa and beyond,

Female
Fintech Women

How to Encourage More Female Participation in Fintech

The African and Nigerian tech ecosystem is male-dominated. It is a problem that runs deep into the African social fabric. In