Pitch AgriHack
AgricTech Competition

Meet Pitch AgriHack 2022 Announces Winners

African agritech innovators from all four corners of the continent claimed victory in the 8th edition of Pitch AgriHack. The 2022

Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Duplo Secures $4.3m Seed Funding to Transform Business-to-Business Payments in Nigeria

 Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has

ArabyAds
Funding Investment

ArabyAds Secures $30m Pre-Series B Funding Round From AfricInvest For Global Expansion

ArabyAds, the AdTech company in the MENA region, has raised US$30 Million in a Pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest,

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

Swvl
Acquisition Business

Zeelo and Swvl Announce Termination of Acquisition Agreement

Zeelo, a UK smart bus platform with live operations in three continents and strong growth, has announced the termination of

Homzmart
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Homzmart Secures $23m in Pre-series B Round Investment

Homzmart, an Egyptian furniture online marketplace, has raised $23 million in pre-series funding to expand its services. Saudi Technology Ventures

Oui Capital
Venture Capital

African VC Firm, Oui Capital Announces First Close of its $30M Second Fund

Oui Capital, an Africa-focused VC firm has completed the first closing of its $30 million second fund, Oui Capital Mentors

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

FMO Announces $10m Commitment to Algebra Fund II

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and Egyptian venture capital firm Algebra Ventures today announced the signing of a USD

Orchestrate
Acquisition Fintech Payment

Getwallets Becomes Orchestrate After Acquisition by Bloc

Getwallets, the wallet-as-a-service provider that has now recently pivoted to become a payments orchestration company, Orchestrate after it was acquired

Duplo
Business Payment Report

Report Reveals Preference for Ease of Use, Reliability and Speed as African Businesses Transition From Cash-based B2B Payments 

A new report that includes the surveyed opinions of more than 1,000 business owners from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and