MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super

Mouka
Acquisition

Morocco’s Dolidol Acquires Nigeria’s Bedding and Mattress Firm, Mouka Foam

Dolidol, a Development Partners International (DPI) portfolio company, has acquired Mouka Foam to create a regional leader in the African

MYDAWA
Grant Health

Kenyan Online Pharmacy Startup, MYDAWA Receives $1.2m Grant From Gates Foundation

MYDAWA, a Kenyan online pharmacy startup, has received a $1.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to

Shamba Pride
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Shamba Pride Bags $1.1m From Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital

Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agritech startup, has raised a $1.1 million funding round led by Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital‘s

Entrepreneurship

New Venture Competition Application 2022

The 24th Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference will be held on March 25th and March 26th, 2022 with the

Gozem
Business Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

Franco-Africa Super App, Gozem Raises $5m Series A Investment

Gozem, a francophone Africa super app, has closed a $5 million Series A round from investors including AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo),

Klickit
Funding

Egyptian Payment Management System, Klickit Closes Funding From EFG Finance & Camel Ventures

KlickIt, an Egyptian payment management system, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from EFG Finance and the venture capital

Raseedi
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Egyptian Spend Optimisation Startup, Raseedi Raises $850k in pre-Series A

Raseedi, an Egyptian spend optimisation startup, has announced that it has raised $850,000 in a Pre-series A round from Samurai

Wabi2b
Ecommerce Product Launch

Wabi2b Launches to Digitise Traditional Trade Channels in Nigeria

Over 10,000 retailers now transact on Wabi Nigeria with 95% women Plans expansion to other Nigerian states in 2022 Wabi,

Yassir
Transport

Algerian on-demand Transport Platform, Yassir Closes $30m Series A Funding

Yassir, an Algerian on-demand transport platform, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by a