Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Cashback App Lucky Gets $25m to Increase its Market Leadership in MENA

Lucky, an Egyptian app for credit product and cashback, has raised $25 million Series A investment led by Nclude by

Investment

Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect Africans with international remote jobs. The seed round was led

Edtech

How an Edtech Startup Ran out of Money & Shut Down

Lido Learning, an Indian edtech startup, made $1.5M last year. This year, all of a sudden, it was completely shut

Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup

Sokowatch Secures $125M Series B Round, Rebrands to Wasoko

Sokowatch, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has closed a $125 million

Google
News

Meet 15 Startups Joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

The participants joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 have been announced. The selected startups are developing solutions in

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Funding

Startup Wise Guys Makes First Closing on Africa-dedicated Fund, Announces Picks for First Batch of New African Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active investment funds, has completed the first

Accelerator Startup

Flapmax, Microsoft Announce Startups Selected for FAST Digital Transformation Program

Flapmax has announced the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, created to help strengthen and

Artificial Intelligence Investment Venture Capital

Tunisia’s Wattnow Closes $1.3m in pre-Series A Round

Wattnow, a Tunisian IoT smart energy management solution, has secured a $1.3 million pre-Series A funding round. The investment round

Nexta
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Startup, Nexta Secures $2.2m Led by Disruptech

Nexta, an Egyptian fintech startup, has secured $2.2 million pre-seed funding led by Disruptech with the participation of key international

Google
Entrepreneurship Women

To Celebrate IWD, Google Grants African Female Entrepreneurs $1m

Google has announced a $1 million grant for African women entrepreneurs to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and help grow their