Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

FirstCheck Africa
Venture Capital

FirstCheck Africa Adds $2M Commitment from TLcom to its $10M Debut Fund

TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has committed $2 million to FirstCheck Africa, and Oname Eloho, one of its

CrowdForce
Fintech Funding Investment News Venture Capital

Nigerian Agency Banking Startup, CrowdForce Secures $3.6m Led by Aruwa Capital Management

CrowdForce, a financial services startup, has closed a $3.6 million pre-series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the equity and

Moove
Fintech Investment Mobility

Moove Secures $10m Funding From NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund

Moove, an African mobility fintech, has secured a US$ 10 million financing facility from NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II.

TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Entrepreneurship Funding

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists For 2021

The 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes prize has announced this year’s top 10 finalists. These ten entrepreneurs will take the stage

MNT-Halan
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, MNT-Halan Raises $120m Funding From Global Investors

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, announced today that it has raised around US$120 million in investment from major global and

Telecel Group
Accelerator

Top 10 startups Selected For 2021 Cohort of Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator

Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa’s top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech, has selected the 10 tech

AWIEF
Accelerator Women

Nedbank, AWIEF Partner For Fourth Cohort of AWIEF Growth Accelerator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored

Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition Partnership

African Leadership Group Partner With “Africa’s Business Heroes” 2021 Prize Competition

African Leadership Group announces the 2021 Pan-African Anchor Partnership with the “Africa’s Business Heroes” prize competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s