Appointment

Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as Venture Partner

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African Venture Capital firm, has announced the appointment of Dapo Olowoporoku as its new venture partner. Dapo

Twiga Foods
AgricTech

Twiga Foods to Invest $10m in New Commercial Subsidiary Dubbed Twiga Fresh

Twiga Foods, the Kenya B2B agritech startup, has announced plans invest $10 million in a Twiga Fresh, a new subsidiary

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Shipping Startup, Topship Secures $2.5m Investment

Topship, a Nigerian shipping startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Flexport. Also participating in the round

Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $2.8m Led by Marc Ventures Capital

Identitypass, a Nigerian Know Your Customers (KYC) verification startup, has closed $2.8 million seed funding led by Marc Ventures Capital.

Funding Investment

Kaltani Secures $4m to Expand Plastic Recycling in Nigeria

Kaltani, a Nigerian cleantech recycling startup, has secured $4 million seed investment to expand its service offerings. The investors in

LIQUID PARTNERS PEACE CABLE COMPANY TO BRING ADDITIONAL SUBSEA CABLE CAPACITY TO KENYA
Africa Cloud Cyber security Internet

Liquid Partners PEACE Cable Company to Bring  Additional Subsea Cable Capacity to Kenya

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with PEACE Cable Company to introduce 800Gbps of additional subsea capacity in Mombasa on the

EGYPT'S MYLERZ RAISES $9.6 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND LED BY LORAX CAPITAL PARTNERS
Africa Funding Logistics

Egypt’s Mylerz Raises $9.6 Million in Funding Round Led by Lorax Capital Partners

Mylerz, an Egyptian last-mile delivery and fulfilment innovation company, today announced the closing of a $9.6 million round led by

Acquisition

SA Mobile Payments Startup, FirePay Acquires Payroll Startup Radar

FirePay, a South African payments startup, has acquired Radar, a South African human resources and payroll startup. Firepay is the

Health

54gene Completes Initial Phase of the Nigerian 100K Genome Project

54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has through its non-profit initiative, the African

Hello Tractor
AgricTech Funding

Heifer International Invest $1m in Tractor Booking Platform, Hello Tractor

Heifer International has announced that it is investing $1 million USD in the tractor booking platform, Hello Tractor, to provide