Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Officially a Unicorn As it Raises $150m Extension Round at $2bn Valuation

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by cryptocurrency

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Y Combinator-backed Egyptian eCommerce Fulfillment Startup ShipBlu Raises $2.4m

ShipBlu, the platform that is redefining the ecommerce shipping and fulfillment experience in Egypt, has raised $2.4 million in a

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare

Product Launch

WorkPay, a Nairobi-based YC Graduate Expands to Nigeria

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has expanded to Nigeria. Founded in

Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African API Fintech, Stitch Raises $2m, Expands to Nigeria

Stitch, a South Africa API fintech startup, has announced that it has raised a $2 million seed extension and expanded

CcHUB
Accelerator

APPLY: The CcHUB Seedr Programme in Namibia

As part of the mandate of CcHub to support and contribute towards the growth and development of startups across Africa,

Union54
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zambian Fintech Startup, Union54 Raises $3m to Scale its Team and Expand Customer Base

Union54, a Zambian fintech startup, backed by Y Combinator, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tiger Global.

Jise
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Food-only Delivery Platform, Jise Secures 100k in Angel Investment

Jise, a Nigerian food-only delivery platform, has raised $100,000 in angel funding from investors in Europe and Nigeria. The startup

Risevest
Legal Regulation

Court Unfreezes Risevest Accounts Weeks After it Was Blocked by CBN

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered with immediate effect the unfreezing of the bank accounts of Risevest,

Entrepreneurship Event

26 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa Selected Anzisha Prize Fellowships

The Anzisha Prize has announced the top 26 entrepreneurs for 2021. The entrepreneurs, who are between the ages of 18