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Berry Health
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Berry Health Raises $1.6m Pre-seed Funding Co-led by Lightspeed and General Catalyst

Berry Health, a Ghanaian consumer health platform, has raised $1.6m from Lightspeed Venture Partners and General Catalyst to democratize access to

Yellow
Clean Energy CleanTech Energy Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Yellow, an African PayGo Solar Startup Secures $14m to scale in Africa

Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa, has raised $14 million in series B funding

Ecobank
Fintech

APPLY: Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2023

Ecobank has announced the launch of the 2023 edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge which aims to contribute to the

Acasia Ventures
Venture Capital

Acasia Ventures Opens Office in Lagos

Acasia Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Acasia Group, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. This is

Termii
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Communication as a Service Startup, Termii Secures $3.65 to Support Expansion to Francophone Africa

Termii, an African communications-as-a-service startup, has secured a $3.65 million investment to support its expansion into Francophone Africa starting with

CcHUB
Accelerator Edtech

CcHUB Announces its 2023 Nigerian Cohort for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has announced 12 startups that will make up the first cohort of its Mastercard Foundation Ed-Tech Fellowship Program in Nigeria.

Ukheshe
Payment

Ukheshe Labs to Focus on Digital Payment Innovation

Ukheshe, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler, has recently launched a new innovation hub, Ukheshe Labs,

WhatsApp
Feature

Staying Safe on WhatsApp

With more than 2 billion users globally and 23 million users in South Africa, WhatsApp continues to dominate as one

M-KOPA
News

Fintech M-KOPA Raises $250m to Scale High-impact Business Across Africa

M-KOPA, a fintech platform, has announced that it has closed over $250 mill in new debt and equity funding to

Acasia Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Acasia Ventures Leads Balad’s Seven-figure Pre-seed Investment

Acasia Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has led the USD seven-figure pre-seed investment round in Cairo-based, remittance-focused fintech startup