Techstars
Funding Investment Startup

Techstars Announces 12 New Investments Via its Africa-focused Program

Techstars, an investor platform in Africa, has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup SecondSTAX Secures $1.6m For Expansion

SecondSTAX, a Ghanaian investment fintech, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from private investors and venture capital firms, including

Youverify
RegTech

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Youverify, Raises $1m Seed Round Extension

Youverify, a Nigerian identity verification company helping African banks and startups automate KYC and other compliance procedures, has announced that

Edtech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Foondamate, a South African Edtech Startup Secures $2m Investment

Foondamate, a South African edtech startup, has secured a $2 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe to boost and

Pylon
Funding Investment

Egypt’s Pylon Secures $19m Seed Funding Round

Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed

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

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

Fintech Funding Investment

Sudo Africa Secures $3.7m Pre-seed to Build Its Card-Issuing Platform

Sudo Africa, a Nigerian API startup, has raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding led by Global Founders Capital (GFC). Other

Reliance Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Reliance Health Raises $40M in Series B Led by General Atlantic

Reliance Health, an emerging markets-focused digital healthcare provider, has completed a $40M Series B funding round led by General Atlantic.

PAPS
Logistics

PAPS, a Senegalese Logistics Startup Secures $4.5m pre-Series A Round

PAPS, a Senegalese logistics startup, has raised a $4.5 million pre-Series A round to expand its tech-enabled logistics solution across