Investment

Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect Africans with international remote jobs. The seed round was led

Google
News

Meet 15 Startups Joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

The participants joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 have been announced. The selected startups are developing solutions in

Edtech Technology Women

Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Partner to Empower Female Software Engineers

Unity Bank, Nigeria’s retail lender, has partnered with AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software

Antler
Venture Capital

IFC Participates in Antler East Africa $13.5m Oversubscribed Fund For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

IFC has announced an investment in the Antler East Africa fund. Antler is an early-stage venture capital fund, focused on

Amazon
Ecommerce

Amazon Plans to Close Bookstores to Focus on its Grocery Markets

Amazon has announced that it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys and

Jiji
Acquisition

Jiji Acquires Tonaton, its Main Competitor in Ghana

Jiji, a Nigerian classified ecommerce platform, has acquired Ghanaian-based classifieds marketplace,Tonaton. Jiji already holds leadership positions in Ghana and Kenya. Additionally, the marketplace

Casava
Insurtech Venture Capital

Casava Closes $4m Pre-seed Funding to Provide Microinsurance For Nigerians

Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance

TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Interview

Fresh From Raising $1m, Zanifu Sets its Sight on Delivering its Solution to MSMEs Across Sub-Saharan Africa

2022 has just started and African startups are closing million dollar deals from venture capital firms and angel investors. One

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Video Interview Software, Wamly Secures Funding From Knife Capital

Wamly, the video interview software startup, has closed an undisclosed funding round from South African venture capital firm, Knife Capital. As