Sokowatch
Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Sokowatch, a Kenyan B2B eCommerce Startup Expands to Rwanda And Uganda

Sokowatch, a Kenya B2B eCommerce startup providing informal retail shops across Africa has expanded to Rwanda and Uganda after securing

Kwik
Business Entrepreneurship People SMEs Transport

Kwik, a Nigerian B2B On-demand Delivery Service Appoints Olatowun Candide-Johnson As Chairwoman

Kwik, a Nigerian B2B on-demand delivery service which launched recently has appointed Olatowun Candide-Johnson, a Nigerian lawyer and businesswoman, as

Africa Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship

Nigerian Grocery Startup, Gloo.ng Finally Pivots to Gloopro; an e-procurement Platform

In January, Olumide Olusanya announced that he is shutting down his online grocery startup Gloo.ng to start a new venture.

NALA
Funding Investment Payment

NALA Secures $40 to Strengthen Remittance Payments in Africa

NALA, a Tanzania remittance startup, has secured $40 million in Series A funding to support its global expansion and enhance

Madica
Startup

Pre-seed Investment Programme, Madica Announces First Set Of African Tech Portfolio Companies

Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa, announced its first set of investments in three

Circadian
Technology

Circadian Gets €1.25m to Boost Energy Transition for Telecom Towers in Frontier Markets

Circadian, a tech company that enables frontier markets to adopt renewable energy, has raised €1.25m round led by BayWa r.e.

AgricTech Funding Investment

Naspers Foundry Leads $5.1m Equity Round in Agritech Company Nile

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has announced a $2.5 million investment in Nile, an agritech company

Catalyst Fund
Fintech

Four African Fintech Startups Selected For Catalyst Fund 10th Cohort

Global inclusive tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has selected four African fintech startups for its tenth cohort. They will

MarketForce
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

MarketForce Raises $40M Series A to Scale up The Super App for Africa’s Informal Merchants

MarketForce, the Nairobi-headquartered B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a

MarketForce
Ecommerce Retail SMEs

Kenyan Retail Distribution Startup, MarketForce Expands into Nigeria

Following its $2 million raises a few weeks ago, MarketForce, the Kenyan retail distribution startup, has commenced operations in Nigeria.