Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup SecondSTAX Secures $1.6m For Expansion

SecondSTAX, a Ghanaian investment fintech, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from private investors and venture capital firms, including

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

West African Fintech Julaya Closes $5m Extension Round to Expand its Operations

Julaya , a fintech based in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and France, has raised a $5 million extension round led by European

Turaco
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Insurtech, Turaco Gets $10m Series A Backing

Turaco, the Kenyan insurtech startup, has announced the close of a $10 million Series A equity round led by AfricInvest,

NowNow
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s NowNow Secures $13m Seed Funding

NowNow Digital Systems, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a $13 million seed round to boost financial inclusion across Africa

Endure Capital
Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Endure Capital Closes First Round of $50m Fund

Endure Capital, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed the first close of its new $50

Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Duplo Secures $4.3m Seed Funding to Transform Business-to-Business Payments in Nigeria

 Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has

valU
Acquisition

Egyptian BNPL, valU Acquires Fintech Company Paynas

valU, an Egyptian Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech startup, has acquired 100% of Paynas, a full-fledged employee management and benefits company

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

MEST Africa
Startup

APPLY: The MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology

Appointment

TradeDepot Appoints Chidi Akubuiro as Managing Director for West Africa

TradeDepot, a B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has appointed former Coca Cola HBC and Hayat Kimya Nigeria