Amethis
Edtech Investment Legal Venture Capital

Egypt’s Kouncel Bags $1.2m pre-Seed Funding

Kouncel, an Egyptian legal education platform, has secured $1.2 million investment led by Zaldi Capital, the African Development Bank (AFDB), the

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Lipa Payments Secures $650k Funding For Contactless Payments Platform For Informal Sector

Lipa Payments, a South African fintech startup, has secured a R10 million ($650, 000) funding to build a contactless payments

Canza Finance
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Canza Finance Secures $3.27m in Seed Funding

Canza Finance, a Nigerian neobank building a non-institutional-based financial system, announced the completion of its $3.27M seed round. The fundraising

MarketForce
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

MarketForce Raises $40M Series A to Scale up The Super App for Africa’s Informal Merchants

MarketForce, the Nairobi-headquartered B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a

Jambo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Congolese Web3 Startup, Jambo Secures $7.5m Investment

Jambo, a Congolese web3 startup, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. The round was made up of Coinbase Ventures,

Venture Capital

African Tech Startup Fund Atlantica Ventures Gets $23.8m From EIB and Boost Capital

Atlantica Ventures, an African tech Startup Fund, has raised over $11.3 million (c. EUR 10m) in junior capital from Boost Africa

Logistics Venture Capital

Freterium Closes $4m Seed round to Disrupt Trucking Industry

Freterium, a Moroccan transport management software provider, has raised $4m in its latest funding round closed in December. The Seed

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Earnipay Nabs $4m to Offer On-demand Salary Access to African employees

Earnipay, a fintech solution that provides flexible and on-demand salary access to income earners, has closed a seed round of

Wasla
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian eCommerce Startup, Wasla Secures $9m From Contact Financial Holding

Wasla, an Egyptian ecommerce startup, has secured a $9 million investment from Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial services

CrowdForce
Fintech Funding Investment News Venture Capital

Nigerian Agency Banking Startup, CrowdForce Secures $3.6m Led by Aruwa Capital Management

CrowdForce, a financial services startup, has closed a $3.6 million pre-series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the equity and