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Ride-hailing

Chinese Ride-hailing Startup, DiDi Shuts Down South African Operations

DiDi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing company, has shut down its operations in South Africa just a year after it started

Ziroopay
Fintech Funding Investment

ZirooPay Secures $11.4m in Series A Funding For Mobile POS Solution in Nigeria

ZirooPay, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $11.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Zrosk Investment Management.

Funding Investment

Egyptian SaaS Platform FlapKap Secures $1.2m Funding

FlapKap, an Egyptian SaaS platform, has completed a $1.2 million fundraise led by A15. FlapKap was founded by Ahmad Coucha,

Powered by People
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Powered by People Secures $5m Funding to Grow its Wholesale eCommerce Platform

Powered by People, a Kenyan wholesale e-commerce platform, has secured $5 million in seed funding led by Susa Ventures and

Investment

Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect Africans with international remote jobs. The seed round was led

IFC
Venture Capital

IFC Invests $5m in Disruptech Ventures Fund

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed $5 million in Egyptian venture capital fund Disruptech Ventures to support development in

Women

TeamApt Partners Ingressive for Good For Cohort 2 of Women in Tech Internship Program

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, applications for its 2022 Women in Tech internship program tagged ‘The Apt 5’. This year,

Funding Investment Startup

BNPL Startup, Klump Closes $780k Pre-seed Funding

Klump, a Nigerian Buy Now Pay Later startup, has closed a $780k pre-seed round to launch its flagship Pay with Klump™ product

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s YEP! Secures $1.5m in Pre-Seed Funding

Yep!, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Greenhouse Capital. Alongside the

Pick N Pay
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Price Tanks After Russia Attacks Ukraine

The price of Bitcoin dropped below $35,000 early Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine. Bitcoin