CredPal
Fintech Funding Investment

Nigerian Fintech Startup, CredPal Secures $1.5m to Build the ‘American Express of Africa’

CredPal, a Nigerian fintech startup has secured a $1.5 million investment from Y Combinator, GreenHouse Capital, an unnamed digital insurance company,

Leapfrog Ventures
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Sherpa Ventures Unveils $1m Fund For Pre-seed African Tech Startups

Sherpa Ventures, a Venture firm based between Singapore, Kenya, and the US has announced the launch of its US$1 million fund

Fintech
Accelerator Fintech

Apply: Pan-African Fintech Accelerator For Scaling Sub-Saharan Fintech Startups into North-Africa

Funded by the SANAD Fund for MSME, in partnership with MEST Africa and Impact Lab, the Pan-African Fintech Accelerator is

SmartWage
Competition Fintech

SA Fintech Startup, SmartWage Wins VivaTech AfricArena Competition

SmartWage, a South African fintech startup, has been named the winner of the VivaTech AfricArena competition. As a result of

Seedstars
Competition News Startup

25 African Startups Advance to Regional Stage of Seedstars World Competition 2020

Seedstars has announced 25 African tech startups that have been selected for the regional phase of the Seedstars World Competition

Pacer Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Apply: Pacer Ventures Launches Founders Clinic For Startups

Pacer Ventures has launched PV Founders Clinic to support early-stage companies and their founding teams, with a view of building investment-worthy startups. The venture firm for

ExpandCart
Ecommerce Funding Investment

Egyptian Ecommerce Startup ExpandCart Raises $2.5 Million Series A

ExpandCart, an Egyptian eCommerce enablement platform has secured $2.5 million in a Series A round led by Sawari Ventures. The

AirSmat
Startup

Pan-African Software Startup, AirSmat Join NVIDIA Inception Program

AirSmat, a pan-African Software startup, has announced that it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups that are

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding

African Cross-border Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Raises $30m to Expand its Products and Geographic Scope

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border fintech startup, has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with the participation

The Student Hub
Edtech Funding

South African Edtech Startup, The Student Hub Secures $2.9m Investment From Naspers

The Student Hub, a South African edtech startup, has secured $2.9 million from Naspers Foundry, Naspers’s R1.4 billion early-stage tech