Revio
Payment

Revio Raises $1.1m to Solve Payments Failure Problem in Emerging Markets

Revio, a South African API payments and collections startup, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by SpeedInvest. The

Acquisition

Apple to Buy Manchester United?

Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in world. So, when it is up for sale, you expect the

SweepSouth
Startup

South Africa Home Services Platform, SweepSouth Ends Operations in Nigeria and Kenya

SweepSouth, a South African cleaning service platform, has shut down operations in Nigeria and Kenya due to the unfavourable global

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc

Leta
Funding Investment Logistics

Kenya’s Leta Secures $3M in Pre-Seed Funding to Expand its Supply Chain and Logistics Platform

Leta, the supply chain and logistics startup driving distribution optimization, has announced the close of a $3 million Pre-Seed equity round that

Grinta
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Grinta Raises $8m Investment Led by Raed Ventures and Nclude

Grinta, an Egyptian fintech-enabled B2B tech platform digitising the pharmaceutical supply chain, has raised $8 million seed round co-led by

Amethis
Venture Capital

Goodwell Investment Launches €150 uMunthu II Fund to Invest in Next Wave of African Innovation

Goodwell Investments has launched uMunthu II, a €150 million institutional investment fund to finance innovative, scalable, small and medium-sized businesses

Paystack
Payment

Paystack Gets License to Provide Payment Services in Kenya

Paystack, the Stripe-owned African payment firm, has received a Payment Service Provider Authorisation from the Central Bank of Kenya. This

Partnership

SecondSTAX Partners With African Stock Exchanges to Enable Easier Access to Capital Markets

SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building solutions to enhance intra-Africa capital and investment flows, launched the SecondSTAX Portal – a technology-driven

Future Africa
Interview

The Best Bet to Unicorn Status is to Build a Great Startup That Solves a Big Problem-Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

In this interview, co-founder of Flutterwave and Andela, and founder/CEO of Future Africa, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, speaks to Temitayo Jaiyeola of