Pariti
Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Pariti Secures $2.85m Seed Funding Led by Harlem Capital

Pariti, the community marketplace building infrastructure for entrepreneurship in Africa, has raised $2.85 million in seed funding led by Harlem Capital.

Shamba Pride
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Shamba Pride Bags $1.1m From Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital

Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agritech startup, has raised a $1.1 million funding round led by Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital‘s

Entrepreneurship

New Venture Competition Application 2022

The 24th Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference will be held on March 25th and March 26th, 2022 with the

Gozem
Business Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

Franco-Africa Super App, Gozem Raises $5m Series A Investment

Gozem, a francophone Africa super app, has closed a $5 million Series A round from investors including AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo),

OfferZen
Funding Investment Job Venture Capital

SA Developer Jobs Platform, OfferZen Secure $5.2M From Base Capital

OfferZen, a South Africa developer jobs marketplace, has secured $5.07 million in Series A funding from South African investment company

Octamile
Insurtech

Nigerian Insurtech Octamile Raises $500k Pre-seed Funding

Octamile, an Insurtech startup, has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by EchoVC with participation from Fiat Ventures, Kesho VC,

Acquisition Fintech

South African Fintech Firm, Adumo Acquires SwitchPay

Adumo, a South African fintech startup, has announced that it has acquired SwitchPay, a South African startup providing alternative payment

Yassir
Transport

Algerian on-demand Transport Platform, Yassir Closes $30m Series A Funding

Yassir, an Algerian on-demand transport platform, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by a

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Hekouky Closes Pre-seed Investment Round From Nama Ventures

Hekouky, the legaltech platform that incorporates companies and registers trademarks for entrepreneurs and business owners, has raised an undisclosed amount

Arnergy
Renewable Energy

Arnergy Unveils Diaspora Initiative For Clean Energy Remittances

Arnergy, a Nigerian startup delivering solar energy solutions, has announced the launch of the Diaspora Initiative – an initiative enabling