Funding Venture Capital

Nigeria’s OurPass Secures $1m Funding to Develop its Tech & Expand Team

Ourpass, a Nigerian startup that enables consumers to shop with one click, has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led

Solarise Africa
Funding Renewable Energy

Solarise Africa Secures $5.9m Debt Funding From Trine to Advance Investments in Key Infrastructure Across Africa

Solarise Africa, a pan-African energy leasing company, has raised $5.9 million (€5 million) in debt funding from the Swedish-based impact

Bamboo
Fintech Investment Regulation

Court Temporarily Unfreezes Bamboo Accounts to Allow Startup Pay Salaries, Rent

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered that the accounts of Bamboo Systems Technology Limited and Bamboo Systems

Prospa
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Prospa Raises $3.8m Pre-seed Investment

Prospa, a Y Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a $3.8 million pre-seed investment from venture funds including Global Founders

MNT-Halan
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, MNT-Halan Raises $120m Funding From Global Investors

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, announced today that it has raised around US$120 million in investment from major global and

Investment

Glovo to Strengthen Presence in Africa With $60m Investment

Glovo, the Spanish on-demand delivery company, has said that it plans to expand its presence in the Africa including in

Pezesha
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pezesha Raises Seven-figure Seed Extension from GreenHouse Capital to Fuel Expansion

Pezesha, a pan-African fintech company building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions, today announced the close of a seven-figure

Wave
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Senegal-based Wave Becomes Francophone Africa 1st Unicorn After Raising $200m Funding

Wave, the U.S., and Senegal-based mobile money startup, has become the first unicorn in francophone Africa after raising $200 million

Autochek
Acquisition Automobile

Autochek Expands Further into African Market With Acquisition of Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda

Autochek, the Nigerian cars marketplace, and ROAM Africa have entered into an agreement for Autochek to acquire automotive marketplaces Cheki Kenya and Cheki Uganda,

Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Beyond Capital Ventures Invests in Rwandan Healthtech Startup Viebeg Technologies

Newly launched impact venture capital firm Beyond Capital Ventures has announced its first investment in Viebeg Technologies. Based in Rwanda,