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

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Y Combinator-backed Egyptian eCommerce Fulfillment Startup ShipBlu Raises $2.4m

ShipBlu, the platform that is redefining the ecommerce shipping and fulfillment experience in Egypt, has raised $2.4 million in a

Autochek
Automobile Funding Investment Venture Capital

Autochek Secures $13.1mn Seed Funding Co-led by TLCom and 4DX Ventures

Autochek has secured $13.1mn in seed funding co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital, and 4DX Ventures. The round also included

Payday
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech Payment

Pan-African Fintech Startup, Payday Becomes First Rwandan Company to Join Techstars

Payday, a Pan-African Fintech startup, founded by Nigerian entrepreneur, Favour Ori has become the first Rwandan company to join Techstars

Wapi Pay
Social Media

Wapi Pay Loses Key Investor After Co-founders Were Caught on Camera Assaulting Women

Paul Ndichu and Eddie Ndichu aka the Ndichu twins, who are the co-founders of Kenyan-based fintech Wapi Pay; have been reportedly

Sendbox
Funding Investment Logistics

Nigeria’s Sendbox Raises $1.8m to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs

Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform, has today announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed round from investors including

Sparkle
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sparkle Closes $3.1m Seed Round From an all-Nigerian Group of Investors

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 million from an all-Nigerian group of investors

Eden Life
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Eden Life Raises $1.4m Seed Round to Build Out Home Services App For Africans

Eden Life, a Nigerian home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services, has completed a $1.4m Seed round,

Seedstars
Blockchain Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurship

APPLY: Africa Crypto and Blockchain Accelerator supported by Cardano & Seedstars

The African Crypto & Blockchain Accelerator – supported by Cardano & Seedstars – aims to identify and invest in ventures

Funding Venture Capital

Nigeria’s OurPass Secures $1m Funding to Develop its Tech & Expand Team

Ourpass, a Nigerian startup that enables consumers to shop with one click, has raised a $1 million pre-seed round led