Safetech

South African Emergency Marketplace, AURA Closes $4m Series A Funding Round

AURA, the African-based security and medical response marketplace, has secured $4 million (R62 million) in a Series A funding round, which

Africa Health Holdings
Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Africa Health Holdings Closes $18m Series A Funding to Expand Telemedicine Services into Nigeria and Kenya

Africa Health Holdings, an African healthcare startup, has raised $18 million in a Series A round to expand its telemedicine

Helium Health
Acquisition Health

Helium Health Acquires Middle East Doctor Booking Platform, Meddy

Helium Health, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has announced the acquisition of Meddy, a Middle East doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount.

Ecobank
Fintech Startup

Ecobank Announces the Top Five Finalists in its 2021 Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has announced the finalists of the 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, in its fourth edition,

Rabbit
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Rabbit Secures $11m Funding in Middle East & Africa’s Largest Pre-seed Round to Transform Retail

Rabbit, an Egyptian on-demand convenience delivery startup, has announced a new round of pre-seed funding of $11M—a record high for

Flutterwave
Acquisition Payment

Flutterwave Acquires Disha to Improve Digital Content Creation For Users

Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, has acquired Disha, a platform that enables digital creators to curate, sell digital content, portfolios

MFS Africa
Fintech Funding Payment Startup Venture Capital

Pan-African Cross-border Payments Startup, MFS Africa Secures $100m Series C Funding

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has raised US$100 million Series C funding through an equity and debt financing

JUMO
Fintech Funding Investment News Venture Capital

South Africa’s JUMO Secures $120m at $400m Valuation

JUMO, a South African fintech startup that helps entrepreneurs in developing countries gain access to loans, has raised $120 million

AURA
Appointment

David Myers Appointed as COO of Security Marketplace AURA

AURA, the South African security and medical response marketplace, has appointed David Myers as its Chief Operations Officer. Previously a

MallforAfrica
Ecommerce

Nigerian eCommerce platform, MallforAfrica Shuts down

MallforAfrica, a Nigerian eCommerce platform, is shutting down after 9 years in operation. As a sign that it is actually