Airtel
Funding Investment Mobile Money Telecom Venture Capital

Airtel Africa Raises $200m For its Mobile Money Business

Airtel African has secured a $200 million investment for its mobile money business from Qatar Holding LLC, an affiliate of

GoodsMart
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Household Shopping Service GoodsMart Raises $3.6m Led by Sawari Ventures

GoodsMart, an Egyptian household shopping service, has raised a $3.6 million funding led by Sawari Ventures to accelerate market expansion.

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ivorian fintech Julaya Secures $2M to Expand its Payment Products Across Francophone Africa

Julaya, an Ivoria fintech startup, has raised a $2 million pre-Series A funding to expand its payment products across francophone

Pineapple
Funding Insurtech Investment Startup Venture Capital

SA Insurtech Startup Pineapple Closes $3.4m Series A Investment

Pineapple, a South African insurtech startup, has raised ZAR80 million ($3.4 million) in Series A funding. The startup will use

PayQin
Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

African Cross-border Payment Startup PayQin Closes $350000 to Scale its e-wallet Service

PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, has announced that

Voltron Capital
Venture Capital

Olumide Soyombo Launches Voltron Capital, a Pan-African Venture Capital Firm

Olumide Soyombo, a known African angel investor has announced the launch of Voltron Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm which

Jeel
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Jeel, an Egyptian Edutainment Startup Secures $1.2m Investment From Angel Investors

Jeel Platform, an Egyptian edutainment startup, has secured $1.2 million in seed funding from Kuwaiti and Jordanian angel investors. Jeel

Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Estshara
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Telemedicine Startup Estshara raises $500,000 in Seed round

Estshara, an Egyptian healthtech startup and teleconsultations platform, has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round led by Egypt Ventures.

RxAll
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s RxAll Raises $3.15m Investment Led by Launch Africa

RxAll, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has a $3.15 million investment to scale across existing markets and improve its technology. The