SmartWage
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Smartwage Raises $2m to Bridge Gap Between Businesses and Their Frontline Employees

SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has raised a USD$2 million oversubscribed seed funding round to support its vision

Khazna
Financial Services Fintech

Egypt’s Khazna Closes $38m Series A in Equity and Debt Funding Round

Khazna, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised a $38 million series A in equity and debt funding round. The equity

Tushop
Social Entrepreneurship

Kenyan Social Commerce Firm, Tushop Raises $3m Led by 4DX Ventures

Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce startup, has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures with participation from

Dapio
Fintech Funding Investment

Flutterwave Leads $3.4m Investment in UK Contactless Payment Firm, Dapio

Flutterwave, the unicorn African payment startup, has led a $3.4 million investment in Dapio alongside Techstars, PactVC and Daniel Gould,

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Xpovi Secures $300k Pre-seed Funding

Xpovi, an Egyptian robo-advisory startup, has closed a $300,000 pre-seed round to scale-up its autonomous financial and business planning services.

Health Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Otida Raises $340k Pre-seed Funding to Alleviate Pains of Diabetes

Otida, an Egyptian healthtech startup, has completed a $340,000 pre-seed funding round led by LoftyInc Capital. The round was joined by

CredPal
Funding Investment Venture Capital

YC-backed CredPal Bags $15m to Scale its BNPL Product Across Africa

CredPal, a Nigerian startup that provides Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) as a payment option, has raised $15 million in

Waspito
Health

Cameroon’s Waspito Bags $2.7m Seed Funding Round

Waspito, a Cameroonian e-health startup, has secured a $2.7 million seed funding round to accelerate growth in its home market

Startup

9 Warning Signs You Aren’t Ready to Scale

For months, your team has been working at a breakneck pace to build and refine your product idea, with feedback

Business Partnership

Moove Partners with Swvl for Electric Vehicle Buses in MENAP

Swvl, a provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, and Moove, a mobility fintech startup, have partnered to scale Moove’s revenue-based