Microtraction
Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces First Close of its Community Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African tech entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage, has announced a $15

Koolboks
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

France-based Startup, Koolboks Closes $2.5m Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa

Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5 million Seed

iProcure
AgricTech Agro-tech Funding Investment Venture Capital

iProcure Closes $10.2m Series B Funding to Led by Investisseurs & Partenaires

iProcure, a Kenyan startup offering agricultural inputs and digital supply chain solutions in rural Africa, has secured a $10.2 million

Lori Systems
Funding Logistics Venture Capital

Lori Systems, a Kenyan Logistics Startup, Gets Funding From Google

Lori Systems, a Kenyan logistics startup that provides shippers with digital solutions to efficiently manage their cargo and transporters, has secured

Roam
Partnership

Roam, M-kopa Sign Supply Agreement For Deployment of Electric Motorcycles in Africa

Roam (prev. Opibus), a Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer, has signed a major supply agreement with M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides credit

BONBELL
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s BONBELL Closes $350k Initial Funding Round

BONBELL, the Egyptian mobile App in specialising in food ordering, digital solutions for table and meal reservations, has closed a

Acquisition Funding

Elloe Acquires Conversational Commerce Startup Flo by Saada 

Elloe, a U.S.-based conversational commerce startup, has acquired Flo by Saada nearly three months after raising more than $1 million

Convertedin
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Marketing Tech Startup Convertedin Secures $3m in funding to Expand Operations

Convertedin, an Egyptian startup that builds marketing operating systems for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by

HAVAÍC
Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s FinAccess Secures $500k Funding From HAVAÍC to Grow Across Africa

FinAccess, the Kenya software solutions provider that digitises community banks or SACCOs (Savings & Credit Cooperative Organisations) and farming co-operatives

Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Fintech Startup

Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme: Open For Applications 

Building on the success of the previous editions since 2018, LHoFT is thrilled to launch the 5th edition, CATAPULT: Inclusion