Kippa
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup

Nigeria’s Kippa Announces $8.4m Investment to Build its Financial Management Platform for Merchants

Kippa, the financial management and payments platform for Nigerian small businesses, has announced that it has raised $8.4M in a new

Sanari Capital
Funding Investment Startup

Sanari Capital Announces $27.4m First Close For its New Fund

Sanari Capital has announced a $28 million first close on its Sanari 3S Growth Fund (Sanari 3SG). The private equity firm

HelpMum
Health Startup

HelpMum Awarded $250k to Deploy its AI Vaccine Intervention

HelpMum, Nigeria’s maternal and infant mortality social health-tech startup, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the United States’ Patrick J.

Shezlong
Product Launch Startup

Egyptian Psychotherapy Startup, Shezlong Launches its Operations in South Africa

As part of its strategic expansion plan abroad, the Egyptian startup Shezlong, the first and largest psychotherapy platform in the

Pezesha
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Pezesha, a pan-African embedded finance fintech, has raised $11 million in pre-series A investment. The round was a mix of $6

Subsbase
Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s SubsBase, a Subscription Management Platform, Secures $2.4m Seed Round

SubsBase, an Egyptian subscription and recurring revenue management platform catering to the MENA region, has successfully closed its seed round

Omnibiz
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B eCommerce Startup, Secures $15 pre-Series A Funding

Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce company, has recently secured a $15 million pre-Series A investment led by Timon Capital. The raise is

Koolboks
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

France-based Startup, Koolboks Closes $2.5m Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa

Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5 million Seed

Pastel
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Pastel Secures 5.5m Seed Funding Led by TLcom

Pastel, a Nigerian digital bookkeeping platform for traders, has raised a $5.5 million seed round led by pan-African venture capital

Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Fintech Startup

Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme: Open For Applications 

Building on the success of the previous editions since 2018, LHoFT is thrilled to launch the 5th edition, CATAPULT: Inclusion