Itana
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Iyin’s Itana Secures $2m Pre-seed Funding to Launch Africa’s First Digital Free Zone

Itana (formerly Talent City) has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by global venture capitalists LocalGlobe, Amplo, Pronomos

Vesicash
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech, Vesicash Expands to New African Markets

Vesicash, a Nigerian-based financial technology startup, has announced its expansion to key African markets and the launch of its Merchant

SeamlessHR
Partnership

SeamlessHR, Moniepoint Partner to Simplify Salary Disbursement

SeamlessHR, Africa’s cloud-hosted HR and payroll software providerAfrica’s cloud-hosted HR and payroll software provider, has partnered with Monnify by Moniepoint,

News

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The

Fez Delivery
Funding Investment Logistics Startup Venture Capital

Fez Delivery, Techstars-backed Logistics Startup Announces Seed Raise of $1m Led by Ventures Platform

Fez Delivery, a logistics and delivery company, has raised a $1 million seed led by Ventures Platform, with participation from

Fintech
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

Nigerian Fintech companies secured a venture capital funding of $1.2 billion in 2022, followed by Kenyan fintech firms which raised

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund at $46m

Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46

Future Africa
Venture Capital

Future Africa, TLG Capital to Launch $25m Venture Debt Fund For its Portfolio Companies

Future Africa, an African-focused VC firm, has partnered with TLG Capital to launch a $25 million venture debt fund for

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc

Future Africa
Interview

The Best Bet to Unicorn Status is to Build a Great Startup That Solves a Big Problem-Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

In this interview, co-founder of Flutterwave and Andela, and founder/CEO of Future Africa, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, speaks to Temitayo Jaiyeola of