Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Maplerad
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Banking as a Service Startup, Maplerad Closes $6m Seed Funding

Maplerad, a Nigerian Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to acquire more customers,

Treepz
News

Treepz Nigeria to Deploy Eco-friendly Buses in Nigeria

Treepz, the Nigerian-founded mobility startup, has partnered with FEMADEC Group to launch eco-friendly buses as part of continued efforts to

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

Bitmama
Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets 

Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to

Jumia
Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Jumia and Zipline have announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The pilot program

IFU ENDOWS SPARK+ AFRICA FUND WITH €4.5 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR CLEAN COOKING IN AFRICA
Africa Clean Energy Funding Investment

IFU Endows Spark+ Africa Fund with €4.5 million investment for Clean Cooking in Africa

The Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has endowed the new Spark+ Africa fund  with €4.5 million for clean cooking

CredPal
Funding Investment Venture Capital

YC-backed CredPal Bags $15m to Scale its BNPL Product Across Africa

CredPal, a Nigerian startup that provides Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) as a payment option, has raised $15 million in

Women

TeamApt Partners Ingressive for Good For Cohort 2 of Women in Tech Internship Program

TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech startup, applications for its 2022 Women in Tech internship program tagged ‘The Apt 5’. This year,

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s YEP! Secures $1.5m in Pre-Seed Funding

Yep!, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Greenhouse Capital. Alongside the