OneOrder
Funding Investment Venture Capital

OneOrder raises $3 million Seed Round From Global Investors to Catalyse Growth

OneOrder, an Egyptian fintech-enabled restaurant management platform providing food supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes, has closed a $3 million

Orda
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Orda Raises $3.4m Seed Round to Digitise African Restaurants

Orda, an African restaurant cloud operating system provider, has raised a $3.4 million seed round to further digitize food businesses

Pivo
Fintech Funding Payment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Pivo Secures $2m Funding to Accelerate Growth

Pivo, a Nigerian female-led fintech startup, has raised $2 million in funding to upgrade existing products, build new ones, hire

Nestcoin
Cryptocurrency

Nestcoin Announces Layoffs Due to FTX Collapse

Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, has announced that it plans to cut a large proportion

Blnk
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Blnk Raises $32m to Power Instant Inclusive Consumer Credit in Egypt

Blnk, a fintech startup that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and

Travel
Travel

How a Startup Studio is Tackling Travel Innovation in Africa

The travel startup ecosystem in Nigeria, and Africa more widely, is a lonely place currently. According to Phocuswright which has been

SmallSmall
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, SmallSmall Closes $3m Funding

SmallSmall, formerly RentSmallSmall, has raised $3 million ($2 million equity and $1m) in seed funding to expand into other main

MEST Africa
Startup

Meet 5 Startups Selected For MEST Africa Challenge Grand Finale

MEST Africa has announced the five startups that have been selected for the grand finale of the 2022 MEST Africa

Bumpa
Social Commerce

Nigeria’s Bumpa, Raises $4m in Seed Funding to Help Underserved SMEs Grow and Manage Their Business 

Bumpa, an emerging e-commerce startup, has announced a $4 million raise in its just-completed seed funding round.  This round was

Maplerad
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Banking as a Service Startup, Maplerad Closes $6m Seed Funding

Maplerad, a Nigerian Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to acquire more customers,