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WhatsApp
Business Messaging

WhatsApp Launches Campaign Help African SMEs Reach More Customers

WhatsApp has launched a campaign tagged ‘WhatsAppreneurs’ to assist business owners in Africa to reach more target customers. The messaging

CrossBoundary
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CrossBoundary Raises $25m To Finance Solar-Powered Mini-Grids In Africa

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), the African project financing facility for mini-grids, has announced $25 million in new funding commitments from

VeendHQ
Funding Investment Startup

VeendHQ, a Nigerian Digital Lending Platform, Secures $330k Pre-seed Funding

VeendHQ, a Nigerian digital lending platform, has raised $330,000 in pre-seed funding to actualise its goal of building an embedded finance

Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3m

Launch Africa, a pan-African venture capital firm, has closed a $36.3 million fund to fund more B2B and B2B2C startups

IFC
Health

IFC and Avacare Partner to Increase Access to Medicines and Healthcare Goods in Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Avacare Global to help the company expand its manufacturing and distribution

MFS Africa
Africa Fintech Funding Investment Payment

MFS Africa Announces $100m Extension of its Series C

MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has announced that it has secured an additional US$100 million in equity and

AURA
Technology

How AURA Technology is Enhancing Safety on The Road

Ride-hailing services, such as Uber, are transforming the way we move around. A few clicks on a smartphone can have

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys Set to Launch Second Cohort of Digital B2B SaaS Accelerator in Africa

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active early-stage investment funds, has opened applications

GOMYCODE
Edtech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Tunis Based Edtech, GOMYCODE Raises $8m Series A Round

GOMYCODE, a Tunisian edtech startup, has closed an $8 million Series A round led by AfricInvest, through the Cathay AfricInvest

MFS Africa
Acquisition

MFS Africa Acquires US-based Global Technology Partners (GTP)

MFS Africa, the African digital payments network, has reached an agreement to buy Global Technology Partners (GTP). Based in Tulsa,