Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

African Supply Chain Startup, Sote Raises $4m Seed Extension Round

Sote, an African supply chain startup, has raised a $4 million seed extension round to expand its solution offering into

ThinkBikes
CleanTech

ThinkBikes Nigeria is Launching Locally Produced Electric Tricycles

Tolulope Olukokun, the founder and CEO of ThinkElectric Africa, recently quit his job at the Polytechnic in Ibadan in Nigeria to

Chari
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Moroccan B2B eCommerce Startup, Chari Secures Undisclosed Bridge Round

Chari, a Moroccan B2B eCommerce startup, has announced the closing of a bridge round led by the Saudi-based venture capital

Dojah
Accelerator

Nigeria’s Dojah Joins YC W22 Cohort on The Back of pan-African Expansion

Dojah, a Nigerian digital onboarding and KYC startup, has become the latest startup to join Silicon Valley accelerator—Y Combinator winter

Electric Vehicle Innovation Technology

Opibus Launches First-ever Electric Bus Designed and Developed in Africa

Opibus, the Kenyan-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has launched the first all-electric bus in Kenya as well as the first African

Gaming

SA Games Publisher, Carry1st Bags $20m Investment Led by a16z

Carry1st, the South African games publisher, has secured $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). This is

Zanifu
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Zanifu Closes $1m Seed Funding

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has secured $1 million in Seed funding to extend its MSME lending services across Africa. The

Copia Global
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan eCommerce Firm, Copia Global Raises $50m To Support Expansion

Copia Global, a Kenyan eCommerce platform, has raised $50 million in a Series C equity round led by Goodwell Investments.

Document
Technology

Re-engineering The Document Management System

As we move further into the digital age, paperless systems are becoming a more appealing way to deal with document

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Finclusion Group Raises Additional $20m to Build Out Neobank Offering Across Africa

Finclusion Group has secured US$20million in debt & equity funding from various prominent investors in its latest capital raise. Investors