Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Social Commerce Startup, Taager Raises $6.4m For Expansion

Taager, an Egyptian social commerce startup, has secured a $6.4 million investment led 4DX Ventures. Also participating in the round

GNI
News

22 media innovators selected for the second GNI Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey

Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News

elmenus
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Food Delivery Startup elmenus Raises $10m pre-Series C Investment

elmenus, Egypt’s food delivery, and ordering platform, has secured a $10 million pre-series C investment led by Fawry Group. Property

DFS Lab
Blockchain

DFS Lab and Stellar Development Foundation Launch Blockchain Bootcamp for African Startups

DFS Lab in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has launched a call for applicants for a Blockchain Bootcamp, designed to give

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Call For Application: Social Innovators Programme (SIP) 2021/22 Fellowship

LEAP Africa has announced the call for applications for the 2021/ 2022 cohort of the Social Innovators Programme (SIP) – a

MarketForce
Funding Investment Retail Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Retail Distribution Startup, MarketForce Raises $2m Pre-series A Round

MarketForce, the Kenyan-based end-to-end retail distribution platform for consumer brands in Africa, has raised a $2 million pre-Series A round from

Y Combinator
Startup

9 African Startups Join Y Combinator Summer 2021 Batch

Nine African startups have been selected so far to join the summer 2021 cohort Y Combinator accelerator, with each receiving

Lidya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Lidya Secures $8.3m to Expand its Digital Loan Services

Lidya, a Nigerian fintech and lending startup, has announced that it has raised $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round led

Tix.Africa
Funding Investment

Tix Africa Closes Six-figure Pre-seed Investment to Scale Events Products

Tix.Africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event creators in Nigeria, has secured six-figure pre-seed funding. The funding round was led

Accelerator Fintech

APPLY: GreenHouse Lab Fintech Accelerator 2021

GreenHouse Capital (GHC) is a leading African Fintech investment fund focused on supporting early-stage companies, and world-class emerging market entrepreneurs,