Leapfrog Ventures
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Sherpa Ventures Unveils $1m Fund For Pre-seed African Tech Startups

Sherpa Ventures, a Venture firm based between Singapore, Kenya, and the US has announced the launch of its US$1 million fund

Fintech
Accelerator Fintech

Apply: Pan-African Fintech Accelerator For Scaling Sub-Saharan Fintech Startups into North-Africa

Funded by the SANAD Fund for MSME, in partnership with MEST Africa and Impact Lab, the Pan-African Fintech Accelerator is

Flutterwave
Fintech Payment

Flutterwave Provides Cover For Online Shoppers With its New Payment Policy

Flutterwave, Africa’s fast-rising payments technology company, has announced the launch of its Payment Protection Promise, a new policy that protects customers

Seedstars
Competition News Startup

25 African Startups Advance to Regional Stage of Seedstars World Competition 2020

Seedstars has announced 25 African tech startups that have been selected for the regional phase of the Seedstars World Competition

HealthPlus
Funding Health People

Zinox Boss, Leo Stan Ekeh Clarifies Role in HealthPlus Crises

Takeaways – Mrs. Bukky George first contacted the Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh via SMS on March 31st, 2020 at

Cellulant
Fintech Partnership

Entersekt and Cellulant Partner to Deliver Safer Mobile Banking Solutions

Entersekt, a leader in device identity and omnichannel authentication, has announced a partnership with Cellulant, Africa’s leading financial technology company.

Jumo
Fintech

JUMO Disburses More Than US$2.5B Credit in Africa and Asia

JUMO, a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, is celebrating having extended more than US$2.5 billion

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

Mhogo Foods, Foodlocker, and ReLeaf Win Big in AfDB’s AgriPitch Competition

The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the

Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment Payment

Accelerex Holdings Secures $20m Investment from Africa Capital Alliance

Accelerex Holdings has raised $20 million from regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (ACA). ACA made the investment through

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding

African Cross-border Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Raises $30m to Expand its Products and Geographic Scope

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border fintech startup, has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with the participation