OPera
Entrepreneurship Investment Payment

OPay Raises $120m Series B Funding From Chinese Investors, Sets Sight on Kenya, Ghana and South Africa

OPay, the African fintech startup has announced that it has raised a $120 million Series B from Chinese investors include

Powergen
Energy Investment Renewable Energy

Africa-focused Renewable Energy Provider, PowerGen Secures Undisclosed Series B Funding

PowerGen, an African renewable and microgrid provider, has signed a Series B investment with funding from Shell’s New Energies business,

BBOXX
Africa Energy Investment

Africa focused Off-grid Solar Firm, BBOXX Secures $50m Series D Funding Led by Mitsubishi

BBOXX, an Africa-focused off-grid solar firm has closed a $50 million Series D funding round led by a substantial investment

Powerhive
Africa Energy Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya Energy Solution Provider, Powerhive Raises US$9.3m Series B Funding Round to Expand its African Footprint

Powerhive Inc, an energy solutions and technology provider for emerging markets with a presence in Kenya, has announced the closing

Africa Funding Investment Technology Training Venture Capital

Andela Raises $100m Series D Funding Led by Generation Investment Management

Andela has announced a $100 million Series D round. The round is led by Generation Investment Management—an investment firm co-founded by

Banking Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

South Africa Payment Start-up, Yoco, Secures $16m in Series B Funding 

South African bank card payment provider Yoco has raised $16 million in series B funding. This brings the total investment into the

BasiGo
Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Funding Investment Venture Capital

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

BasiGo, the provider of electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, has today announced the successful closing of a US$42 million

Talk360
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Talk360 Secures $1.4m Pre-Series A To Double Down on Connecting Africans

Talk360, the international calling app that connects with reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone, has successfully

Paymob
News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Paymob, the Egyptian fintech company, has secured a $22 million Series B extension round, taking the company’s total Series B

Dopay
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Dopay Secures $13.5m Series A Extension Round to Bank the Next Billion Workers

Dopay, the fintech providing a digital payroll and payments platform serving unbanked and underbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed