Orcas
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Cairo-based EdTech Startup, Orcas Secures $500,000 Pre-Series A Led by Algebra Ventures

Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round led by Egypt’s

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

Leapfrog Ventures Invest $50k in Kenya’s BiasharaBot

Leapfrog Ventures has made a $50,000 investment in Kenya’s SaaS startup BiasharaBot. Founded in 2017 by Moses Kibet Korir and Felix

Kola Aina
Appointment

Venture Platform’s Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board

Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) Limited has announced the appointment of Kola Aina, Founding Partner and General Partner at Ventures Platforms,

Thrive Agric
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

Thrive Agric Investors Are Rallying Round The Agritech Startup to Preserve Reputation & Credibility

Thrive Agric, a Nigerian agritech startup, has been in the news lately as a result of delayed payment to subscribers.

Finfra
Partnership

Finfra Announces Major Partnership with Tyme Group Following $2.5m Funding Round

Finfra, the Indonesian lending infrastructure provider, has announced a partnership with Tyme Group, the multi-country digital banking group behind TymeBank in

BasiGo
Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Funding Investment Venture Capital

BasiGo Secures $42M in Funding to Scale Public Transport Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

BasiGo, the provider of electric bus solutions in sub-Saharan Africa, has today announced the successful closing of a US$42 million

Sistema.bio
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sistema.bio Secures $15m in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion

Sistema.bio, a biogas technology firm, announces it has secured a package of US$15 million in financing to fuel its global

Paymob
News

Paymob Raises Additional $22m Series B Round

Paymob, the Egyptian fintech company, has secured a $22 million Series B extension round, taking the company’s total Series B

Renda
Funding Logistics

Renda secures $1.9m Pre-Seed Funding to Optimize Order Fulfillment for Businesses in Africa

Renda, a Nigerian logistics startup, has closed its pre-seed round at $1.9m in equity and debt funding. The equity investment

Endeavor Kenya
Startup

Endeavor Kenya Launches Inaugural Cohort of Entrepreneurs For its ScaleUp Program

Endeavor Kenya has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its Endeavor ScaleUp Program, which aims to support high-growth start-up