Abeg, a Nigerian social commerce platform, has rebranded to Pocket by Piggyvest-PocketApp and has received Approval in Principle from The
Kune Food, a Kenya on-demand food marketplace, has shut down after less than a year of operations. This was announced
LaVida Studios, a Nigerian production company, has raised a $50m financing deal and entered a partnership with US-based studio The
AFEX, the Nigerian commodities exchange platform, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase. As part of
Synapse Analytics, an Egyptian AI tech startup, has completed a $2 million pre-series A funding round. It was led by
Kibo School, a Nigerian edtech startup, has raised a $2 million seed funding led by Neo, a VC firm by
Healthtracka, a Nigerian startup that offers convenient at-home lab tests, has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. This round
XENO Corporation has raised a $2 million seed funding led by Beyond Capital Ventures. Based in Uganda, XENO was founded
Autochek, the automotive technology company, has launched a new partnership with Pezesha to enable SMEs in Kenya to access asset
mTek, a Kenyan insurtech and digital insurance startup, has secured an additional $3 million (equity and debt) investment from the