Acasia Ventures
Venture Capital

Acasia Ventures Opens Office in Lagos

Acasia Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Acasia Group, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. This is

Visa
Accelerator Fintech

Visa Announces Launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program

Visa has announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community

Messenger
Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Messenger Raises Pre-Seed Funding Led by Nama Ventures

Messenger, a Nigerian logistics platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Nama Ventures with

CcHUB
Accelerator Edtech

CcHUB Announces its 2023 Nigerian Cohort for the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program

Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has announced 12 startups that will make up the first cohort of its Mastercard Foundation Ed-Tech Fellowship Program in Nigeria.

Helium Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

Helium Health has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by AXA IM Alts. The latest investments

Zofi Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zofi Cash Closes $1m Pre-Seed Investment From Advancly

Zofi Cash, the Ugandan digital financial startup, has secured pre-seed funding of $1 million from  Advancly. This was announced in a

Tyme
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Tyme Secures New International Investors in Latest Capital Raise

Tyme, a South African fintech startup, has successfully secured two new international investors as part of its pre-series C capital

Catapult
Africa

Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme: Call For Applications: Open

Building on the success of the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa programmes since 2018, we are delighted to launch the sixth edition

DAAYTA
Startup

ARM Wraps Up DAAYTA 2023 Announces Winner Of ₦12m Grant

The fifth edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) program has come to a successful conclusion through

Acasia Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Acasia Ventures Leads Balad’s Seven-figure Pre-seed Investment

Acasia Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has led the USD seven-figure pre-seed investment round in Cairo-based, remittance-focused fintech startup