Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Neobank, 4G Capital Closes $18.5m Series C Funding Round

4G Capital, the African neobank, has secured $18.5 milliom Series C funding round from private equity fund Lightrock. Since its

Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Sokowatch Secures $125M Series B Round, Rebrands to Wasoko

Sokowatch, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has closed a $125 million

Spleet
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Secures $625k Funding

Spleet, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has raised $625,000 in a pre-seed round led by MetaProp VC. The oversubscribed round was

Google
News

Meet 15 Startups Joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

The participants joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 have been announced. The selected startups are developing solutions in

Accelerator Startup

Flapmax, Microsoft Announce Startups Selected for FAST Digital Transformation Program

Flapmax has announced the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, created to help strengthen and

Funding Investment Startup

BNPL Startup, Klump Closes $780k Pre-seed Funding

Klump, a Nigerian Buy Now Pay Later startup, has closed a $780k pre-seed round to launch its flagship Pay with Klump™ product

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

Homzmart
Acquisition

Egyptian Furniture Marketplace, Homzmart Acquires Germany’s MockUp Studio

Homzmart, an Egyptian furniture marketplace, has acquired German-based technology company, MockUp Studio. MockUp Studio’s technology allows customers to visualise their

M-Pesa
Fintech

M-Pesa Celebrates 15th Anniversary with 51m Customers in Seven Countries

M-Pesa, Africa’s largest fintech provider, which was in March 2007; is celebrating 15 years today. The Kenyan-headquartered firm initially allowed

Chefaa
Health

Egyptian Healthtech Chefaa Raises Undisclosed Investment

Chefaa, an Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised a funding round from Newtown Partners, Global Brain and GMS Capital Partners.  The