Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

Yellow Card
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Crypto Firm, Yellow Card Raises $1.5M to Support Expansion Across Africa

Expands to Kenyan and Cameroon Yellow Card, a Nigeria-based crypto exchange, has secured $1.5 million investments from venture capital firm

Enygma Ventures
Funding Investment Job

Enygma Ventures invests $253k from its Shift Fund into Job Crystal

Enygma Ventures has announced that it has made $253,687 (R 4.2million) investment into Job Crystal, South Africa’s Premier Recruitment Company.

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities

Lagos
Funding Government Investment Startup

Lagos Supports 23 Innovators and Tech Startups With N100m Grant

The Lagos State Government has awarded a total grant of N100 million to twenty-three young innovators and tech firms to

Kilimo Fresh
AgricTech Competition Event Investment

Tanzania’s Kilimo Fresh Emerges Winner of MEST Africa Challenge 2020, Pockets $50,000

Kilimo Fresh, a Tanzanian fresh foods marketplace, has won $50,000 equity investment for emerging the winner at the final of

HMD Global
Funding Investment Smartphones

HMD Global, Home of Nokia Phones, Secures $230m Series A2 Funding From Google and Qualcomm

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has raised $230 million in a Series A2 round of funding from some

Paymob
Africa Funding Investment

Egypt’s Paymob Raises $3.5m to Grow Merchant Network and Expand Regional Footprint

Paymob, the Egyptian digital payment solutions, has raised $3.5m investments led by Global Ventures and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank

Rise
Africa Interview Investment

How Rise is Enabling Nigerians Make Seemless Investment in Best Dollar-Denominated Assets Around The World

Rise was founded by Eleanya Eke, Bosun Olanrewaju, Mayowa Dami Lawal, and Anthony Odiba who are co-founders. The startup enables

BitMEX
Bitcoin Investment Venture Capital

Why BitMEX Just Invested in VALR, a South African Bitcoin Exchange

100x Ventures, the venture arm of the parent company of BitMEX, invested in South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, VALR. Two