Treepz
Acquisition Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Mobility Startup, Treepz Secures $1.5m Seed Extension, Acquires Ugabus

Treepz, a Nigerian mobility startup formerly Plentywaka, has raised a $1.5 million seed extension from new investors including Uncovered Fund,

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl To Expand Into Argentina And Chile With Acquisition Of Mass Transit Platform Viapool

Swvl, the Egyptian-founder global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, announced a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Risk Analytics Scaleup, VoxCroft Analytics Closes $2m Funding From Knife Capital

VoxCroft Analytics, a South African open-source intelligence and risk analytics scaleup, has closed a $2 million Series-A funding from Knife

SME
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Bookkeeping and Finance App, Kippa Raises $3.2m Led by Target Global

Kippa, a Nigerian bookkeeping and finance app for SMEs, has raised $3.2 million in pre-seed funding led by Target Global. Entrée

Tony Elumelu Foundation
Entrepreneurship Funding News

5000 African SMEs Join Tony Elumelu Foundation 2021 Entrepreneurship Programme

Each Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneur receives non-refundable US$5,000; 68% of beneficiaries are women entrepreneurs The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has

Ozow
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

South African Fintech Startup, Ozow Secures $48m Series B Funding

Ozow, a South African fintech startup, has raised $48 million in a Series B funding round led by Tencent. The

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Aboki Africa Secures Undisclosed Funding

Aboki Africa, a Nigerian fintech startup, has announced that it has completed a pre-seed funding round led by Abdul Hassan (CEO

Funding Investment

South African NFT Collateral Startup, NFTfi Raises $5m Seed Round

NFTfi, a South African NFT collateral startup, has raised a $5 million seed round to continue pioneering the financialization of

Shuttlers
Funding Investment Mobility Ride-hailing Venture Capital

Nigerian Bus-sharing Platform, Shuttlers Closes $1.6m Seed Funding

Shuttlers, a Nigerian bus-sharing platform, has raised $1.6 million in seed funding led by Chicago and Africa-focused investment firm VestedWorld.

TeamApt
Fintech Funding

Nigerian Fintech Startup, TeamApt Looking to Raise $150m at $1bn Valuation

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, is looking to raise about $150 million that will value the company at more than