Norrsken22
Venture Capital

Backed by 30 Unicorn Founders, Norrsken22 Holds First Close of $200m Fund For African Startups

The Norrsken Foundation has launched Norrsken22 Africa Tech Growth Fund, which has held its first close at $110 million. The

Opay
Awards Payment

OPay Wins Best New POS Paymaent Service Provider in Egypt For 2021

OPay, the unicorn African payment firm, has won the ‘Best New Point-Of-Sale Payment Service Provider award from The Global Economics’

Bamboo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Investment Startup, Bamboo Closes $15m Series A

Bamboo, a Nigerian stock investment marketplace, has closed a $15 million Series A round led by Tiger Global and Greycroft.

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

Investment

Vesti Secures $500k Pre-seed to Build a Neobank for Migrants

Vesti, a Nigerian migrants banking app, has raised $500,000 pre-seed funding round to improve its product platform, increase its users

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Financial Services Distributor, CompariSure Raises $980k Pre-Series A Funding

Comparisure, a South African financial services distributor, has raised $980, 000 (R15-million) led by HAVAÍC with participation from 4Di Capital.

Investment Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s POS Solution Startup, TallOrder Raises $3m

TallOrder, a South African point of sale (POS) solution for SMES, has raised $3 million funding to accelerate growth and

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Fintech, Floatpays Closes $4m Seed Funding Round

Floatpays, a South African fintech startup, has closed a $4 million seed funding round. The investors in the round include

Instadeep
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Technology Venture Capital

Tunisia’s InstaDeep Raises $100M to Scale Decision-Making AI Products

InstaDeep, a leader in advanced AI decision-making systems for solving real-world problems, has raised $100 million Series B round led

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Video Interview Software, Wamly Secures Funding From Knife Capital

Wamly, the video interview software startup, has closed an undisclosed funding round from South African venture capital firm, Knife Capital. As