Startup

APPLY: Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa 2nd Cohort

Google has announced that applications for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa are

Health

CarePoint Closes $10m Investment to Make Healthcare Accessible to More Africans

CarePoint, a Pan-African healthtech startup, has secured a $10 million bridge funding to facilitate its efforts to make healthcare accessible

Appointment

Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as Venture Partner

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African Venture Capital firm, has announced the appointment of Dapo Olowoporoku as its new venture partner. Dapo

Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Enters North Africa With Acquisition of Morocco’s KIFAL Auto

Autochek has announced the acquisition KIFAL, a Moroccan-based automotive technology company, as part of a drive to expand in North

Twiga Foods
AgricTech

Twiga Foods to Invest $10m in New Commercial Subsidiary Dubbed Twiga Fresh

Twiga Foods, the Kenya B2B agritech startup, has announced plans invest $10 million in a Twiga Fresh, a new subsidiary

Funding Internet Investment Venture Capital

BLOC Smart Africa Leads $1m Round in South Africa’s TooMuchWifi

BLOC Smart Africa fund, initiated by the Smart Africa Alliance and managed by Bamboo Capital Partners, has announced an investment

NIGERIA’S PAYMENT COMPANY INTERSWITCH SECURES $110 MILLION FROM LEAPFROG AND TANA AFRICA CAPITAL
Africa Funding Investment Payment

Nigeria’s Payment Company Interswitch Secures $110 Million From Leapfrog and Tana Africa Capital

One of Africa’s largest payment companies, Interswitch, has announced an investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital. According to

AFRICA’S SASAI FINTECH’S DIGITAL WALLET SECURES GSMA COMPLIANCE, INCREASING DIGITAL MOBILE WALLET OFFERING TO ITS CUSTOMERS
Digital Fintech Payment

Africa’s Sasai Fintech’s Digital Wallet Secures GSMA Compliance, Increasing Digital Mobile Wallet Offering to its Customers

Sasai Fintech, Africa’s first integrated technology company of continental scale, has been awarded the compliance approval for merchant payments and

EGYPT'S MYLERZ RAISES $9.6 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND LED BY LORAX CAPITAL PARTNERS
Africa Funding Logistics

Egypt’s Mylerz Raises $9.6 Million in Funding Round Led by Lorax Capital Partners

Mylerz, an Egyptian last-mile delivery and fulfilment innovation company, today announced the closing of a $9.6 million round led by

Jambo
Funding Investment Startup Web 3

Congolese Web3 Startup, Jambo Secures $30m to Fulfill Africa’s Web3 Potentials

Jambo, a Congolese web3 startup, has secured $30 million in series A funding round led by Paradigm, a firm known for backing