Seedstars Africa Ventures
Appointment

Bruce Nsereko-Lule Joins Seedstars Africa Ventures as a General Partner

Seedstars Africa Ventures, an early-stage fund for startups in the African region, has announced that Bruce Nsereko-Lule has joined the

Shezlong
Product Launch Startup

Egyptian Psychotherapy Startup, Shezlong Launches its Operations in South Africa

As part of its strategic expansion plan abroad, the Egyptian startup Shezlong, the first and largest psychotherapy platform in the

Jumia
Ecommerce

Zipline and Jumia join forces to Launch Drone Delivery in Ghana

Jumia and Zipline have announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The pilot program

Moove
Partnership

Moove Partners Uber UK to Bring Electric Vehicles to London

Moove, an African startup with a growing global customer base of mobility entrepreneurs, has launched in Europe with a 100%

Pezesha
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Pezesha, a pan-African embedded finance fintech, has raised $11 million in pre-series A investment. The round was a mix of $6

Grey
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Grey Raises $2M to Simplify Cross-border Payments Across Africa

Grey, a fintech for sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service

Subsbase
Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s SubsBase, a Subscription Management Platform, Secures $2.4m Seed Round

SubsBase, an Egyptian subscription and recurring revenue management platform catering to the MENA region, has successfully closed its seed round

Microsoft
Appointment

Microsoft Appoints New Head For its Kenya Operations

Microsoft has appointed Phyllis Migwi as the Kenya Country Manager. Phyllis has an excellent track record as a leader and

valU
Acquisition

Egyptian BNPL, valU Acquires Fintech Company Paynas

valU, an Egyptian Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech startup, has acquired 100% of Paynas, a full-fledged employee management and benefits company

Google
Payment

Google Wallet Debuts in South Africa

Google has announced the launch of Google Wallet in South Africa. What this means is that South Africans can now