Shamiri Institute
Health Investment Venture Capital

Shamiri Institute Raises $1m to Expand Mental Health Interventions for Kenyan Youths

Shamiri Institute, a Kenyan mental health startup, has announced that it has raised $1 million from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. This funding

SabiTeach
Edtech Education Product Launch

Nigerian Edtech SabiTeach Partners With Sterling Bank to Launch Education Paylater

SabiTeach, a Nigerian edtech startup, has partnered with Sterling Bark to launch Education Paylater Plan.  The partnership will help candidates

Kwara
Insurtech Partnership

Kwara and Lami Technologies Partner to Enable Greater Access to Insurance Products For SACCO Members in Kenya

Kwara, a digital banking fintech startup, has partnered with Kenyan-based insurance technology company, Lami Technologies, to provide Savings and Credit Co-operative Society (SACCO)

Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Lender, Payhippo Closes $3m to Doubledown on Credit to SMEs

Payhippo, a Nigerian lending startup, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by several

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Officially a Unicorn As it Raises $150m Extension Round at $2bn Valuation

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by cryptocurrency

Lemonade Finance
Funding Money Transfer Payment Venture Capital

Lemonade Finance Closes $725k Pre-seed Funding to Disrupt Cross-border Financial Services

Lemonade Finance, a startup that allows Africans abroad to send and receive money from home, has raised US$725,000 in pre-seed

Liquid Telecom
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan B2B Food Distribution Firm Twiga Foods Raises $50m Series C Funding

Twiga Foods, Kenyan B2B food distribution firm, has closed a $50 million Series C funding to digitise food distribution across

Product Launch

WorkPay, a Nairobi-based YC Graduate Expands to Nigeria

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has expanded to Nigeria. Founded in

Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African API Fintech, Stitch Raises $2m, Expands to Nigeria

Stitch, a South Africa API fintech startup, has announced that it has raised a $2 million seed extension and expanded

CcHUB
Accelerator

APPLY: The CcHUB Seedr Programme in Namibia

As part of the mandate of CcHub to support and contribute towards the growth and development of startups across Africa,