UMBA
Banking Payment

Umba Launches Operations in Kenya 

After acquiring a majority shareholding in Daraja Microfinance Bank, Umba can now offer full banking services in Kenya, including current

gameball
Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s Gameball Secures $3.5M to Boost its CRM Platform

Gameball, the Egyptian customer intelligence and marketing CRM startup, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding for its expansion drive.

SunFi
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Investment Startup

 Nigerian Clean Tech Startup, SunFi Secures $2.33m Seed Funding

SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup, has raised $2.33 million in seed funding from lead investors including Nairobi-based Factor[e] and

Businesses
Business

How Small Businesses Can Go Digital – and Why They Have no Choice

Today, businesses of all sizes, from roadside traders to large businesses, can no longer afford to not accept digital payments,

MNT-Halan
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

MNT-Halan Attracts $400 Million in Largest Funding in Egypt and the Middle East

MNT-Halan, an Egyptian fintech startup, has announced that Chimera Abu Dhabi has invested more than $200 million in equity in

Lulalend
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

SA Online Lending Startup, Lulalend Raises $35m Series B Funding to Help Increase Support For SMEs

Lulalend, a South African online lending startup, has secured a $35 million series B funding round to help boost and

ARM Labs Techstars
Accelerator

ARM Labs Techstars Program Unveils 12 Startups For its Inaugural Cohort 

The ARM Labs Techstars Accelerator program has unveiled its inaugural cohort of 12 startups – 10 Nigerian and 2 Kenyan.

Zeepay
Fintech Funding Investment

Ghana’s Zeepay Gets Approval to Operate in Zambia

Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has expanded to Zambia after receiving approval to operate its new remittance outbound service from

Funding Loans

eWAKA Secures a $540k Loan from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Start-up Fund

eWAKA, a Kenyan sustainable mobility startup, has received strategic support from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Start-up Fund

Zuri Health
Funding Health Investment

Morrocco’s UM6P Ventures Invests in Zuri Health

Zuri Health, a Kenyan healthcare startup, has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Moroccan VC,