Orcas
Edtech Funding

Egyptian Edtech Startup Orcas Secures $2.1m pre-Series A Funding

Orcas, an Egyptian edtech startup, has raised a $2.1 million pre-Series A funding round co-led by CIRA’s NFX Ventures, and

Tawfeer Market
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Online Retail Startup, Tawfeer Market Raises $500K Seed Round

Tawfeer Market, the Egyptian online grocery retail startup, has raised $500,000 seed round with contributions from Alexandria Business Angels Network.

Lipa Later
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan BNPL Startup, Lipa Later Closes $12m Pre-series A

Lipa Later, a Kenyan Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup, has closed a $12 million in pre-Series A funding in

SeamlessHR
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian HR Startup, SeamlessHR Secures $10m Series A Investment

SeamlessHR, a Nigerian startup that offers payroll and HR software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, has raised a $10 million Series A investment. The funding

JABU
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

JABU, First Namibian Startup to Join YC Secures $3.2m Seed Round

JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised a $3.2 million seed financing round to expand into more countries in Southern

Ecommerce

Egyptian E-commerce Startup, Gahez Closes $2m Pre-seed Round

Gahez, an Egyptian e-commerce startup with a focus on fashion, has raised $2 million pre-seed round led by Disruptech Ventures

TradeDepot
Funding

African Startups That Raised $100m and Above in 2021

The African startup ecosystem bounced back in 2021 to raise a mind-blowing $4 billion. Briter Bridges says the total 2020

Teesas
Edtech Education Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Edtech Startup, Teesas Closes $1.6m Pre-seed Funding Round

Teesas, a Nigerian edtech startup, has closed a $1.6 million pre-seed funding. The round was led by Haresh Aswani, Tolaram

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Paylend Closes $2m Seed Round

Paylend, a Kenyan fintech startup, have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Partnership

Startup Wise Guys Partners Aleph Group For New African SaaS Accelerator

Aleph has partnered with Startup Wise Guys that will see experts from Httpool and Ad Dynamo, both  Aleph Group companies,