Bitmama
Blockchain Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Blockchain Startup, Bitmama Closes Pre-seed Round of $350k

Bitmama, an African blockchain startup, has closed a $350,000 pre-Seed round, led by Flori Ventures, with participation from Nigeria-based investment fund Emergence Capital, Fedha

Pacer Ventures
Venture Capital

Pacer Ventures Launches Pacer Labs, a Pan-African Software Development Firm

Pacer Ventures, the Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm, has launched Pacer Labs, a software development firm born to support the African

Cryptocurrency

Nigerian Crypto Exchange, Buycoins Becomes Helicarrier to Reflect Expansion of Services

Buycoins, the Nigerian crypto exchange, is 4 years today. So far, it has achieved so much and built new products

VertoFX
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

VertoFX Raises $10m Series A Led by Quona Capital

VertoFX, a global B2B payments platform that provides a fast, simple, and reliable way for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s Sun Exchange Secures $2.5m Funding to Continue Scaling its Services

Sun Exchange, the South African renewable energy startup, has now secured an additional $2.5 million in convertible note financing from

Fintech Partnership Payment

Ukheshe Technologies Partners With Chipper Cash

Ukheshe Technologies, the leading fintech enablement partner, has announced a new partnership with Chipper Cash to enhance and accelerate the rollout out

Press Release Technology

Zwarttech Launches New Website to Optimise Experience of Hiring Senior IT Experts Within 24 Hours

Zwarttech, a social impact startup that connects businesses with vetted Senior IT experts in Africa, has launched a new website

Entrepreneurship

13 Founders Growing Ventures Across Africa Selected For Maiden Legatum Foundry Fellows

The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has unveiled the inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. Hailing from

Andela
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Latest Unicorn in Tech! Andela Raises $200mn at $1.5bn Valuation

Andela, the global network for remote engineering talent, has raised $200 million in Series E financing that values the company

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Yellow Card Raises $15m Series A, the Largest by an African Crypto Exchange

Yellow Card, an African cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a $15 million Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to