WE-FI ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION FUNDING TO SUPPORT WOMEN-OWNED SMES IN NIGERIA AND FOUR OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Africa Funding SMEs

We-Fi Announces $15 million Funding to Support Women-owned SMEs in Nigeria and Four Other African Countries

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) yesterday announced a new round of funding under which the African Development Bank’s Africa

Farmerline
AgricTech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Farmerline Secures $12.9m Pre-Series A Investment to Help African Farmers

Farmerline, a Ghanaian agritech startup, has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt to strengthen its

SWVL ACQUIRES TURKISH B2B MOBILITY STARTUP VOLT LINES
Acquisition Mobility Transport

Swvl Expands into the Turkish Mobility Market with the Acquisition of Volt Lines

Egyptian mobility startup SWVL has acquired Turkey-based B2B mobility startup Volt Lines. The deal values the startup at over $40 million. As

The Food Lab
Funding Investment Venture Capital

The Food Lab, Egypt’s Cloud Kitchen Startup, Secures Pre-seed Round of $4.5m

The Food Lab (TFL), Egypt’s first cloud kitchen services operator, has closed a $4.5m pre-seed funding round co-led by Nuwa

ETAP
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

ETAP Raises $1.5m Pre-seed Funding to Drive Car Insurance Penetration in Africa

ETAP, an insurtech startup that makes it easier to buy and claim insurance, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding

Union54
Fintech Funding

Zambian Care-issuing Fintech, Union54 Secures $12m Seed Extension

Union54, a Zambian card-issuing fintech startup, has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Other participating

Umba
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Digital Bank Umba Secures $15m Led by Costanoa Ventures

Umba, a Nigerian digital banking startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to offer financial services to the

Pylon
Funding Investment

Egypt’s Pylon Secures $19m Seed Funding Round

Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed

Sprints
Edtech Funding Investment

Egypt’s Sprints Closes $1.2m Seed Round Led by Alexandria Angels Network

Sprints, an Egyptian edtech startup, has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by Alexandria Angels Network as well

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

IFC Invests $15m in Algebra Ventures to Support Egyptian Tech Startups and Drive Innovation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an investment in the second fund from venture capital firm Algebra Ventures to