Breadfast
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Breadfast, an Egyptian Grocery Delivery Startup, Closes $26m Series A Round

Breadfast, the Egyptian grocery delivery startup, has closed a $26 million Series A round co-led by Vostok New Ventures and

Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Lender, Payhippo Closes $3m to Doubledown on Credit to SMEs

Payhippo, a Nigerian lending startup, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by several

LeadTech Incubation Program
Awards Entrepreneurship Women

Top Finalists Announced for 2021 AWIEF Awards

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the top finalists in its annual awards to celebrate women

Opibus
Electric Vehicle Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan-based Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Opibus Secures $7.5m Funding

Opibus, a Kenyan-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has raised $7.5 million in funding led by Silicon Valley fund At One Ventures, further supported

E-Settlement
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s E-Settlement Acquires Ivorian e-payment Startup, QuickCash

E-Settlement, a Nigerian fintech startup, has announced the acquisition of QuickCash, an Ivorian e-payment and money transfer startup promoting financial inclusion

Chipper Cash
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chipper Cash Officially a Unicorn As it Raises $150m Extension Round at $2bn Valuation

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by cryptocurrency

Lemonade Finance
Funding Money Transfer Payment Venture Capital

Lemonade Finance Closes $725k Pre-seed Funding to Disrupt Cross-border Financial Services

Lemonade Finance, a startup that allows Africans abroad to send and receive money from home, has raised US$725,000 in pre-seed

Liquid Telecom
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan B2B Food Distribution Firm Twiga Foods Raises $50m Series C Funding

Twiga Foods, Kenyan B2B food distribution firm, has closed a $50 million Series C funding to digitise food distribution across

Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Ampersand Secures $9m Funding From International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to Scale Operations

Ampersand, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $9 million loan facility from the U.S. International Development Finance

Flat6Labs
Accelerator Health

Organon and Flat6labs Launch Accelerator For Female Founders Operating in Digital Healthcare in Mena

Organon, in partnership with Flat6Labs has launched the Femtech Accelerator Program to support female-led start-ups operating in the digital healthcare