TLcom Capital
Appointment Venture Capital

TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner to Scout For More pre-Seed, Female-owned Startups

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame of FirstCheck Africa as a partner to scout and back more

MNT-Halan
Acquisition

MNT-Halan Acquires Talabeyah, Integrated FMCG E-commerce and Distribution Platform

MNT-Halan, the Egyptian fintech startup, has acquired Talabeyah, a B2B e-commerce platform that offers FMCG supplies directly to small merchants,

AFEX
Startup

Nigerian Commodities Exchange Platform, AFEX Launches Operations in Kenya

AFEX, the Nigerian commodities exchange platform, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase. As part of

Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment

Egyptian AI startup Synapse Analytics Raises $2m pre-Series A Round

Synapse Analytics, an Egyptian AI tech startup, has completed a $2 million pre-series A funding round. It was led by

Thepeers
Payment

Nigeria’s Thepeer Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Facilitate African Expansion

Thepeer, an African tech infrastructure startup connecting businesses’ wallets, has secured a $2.1 million seed round led by The Raba Partnership.

Autochek
Partnership

Autochek, Pezesha Partner to Provide Asset Financing to SMEs

Autochek, the automotive technology company, has launched a new partnership with Pezesha to enable SMEs in Kenya to access asset

mTek
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

mTek Secures $3m Funding For Digital Insurance Penetration From Finclusion Group

mTek, a Kenyan insurtech and digital insurance startup, has secured an additional $3 million (equity and debt) investment from the

WhatsApp
Business Messaging

WhatsApp Launches Campaign Help African SMEs Reach More Customers

WhatsApp has launched a campaign tagged ‘WhatsAppreneurs’ to assist business owners in Africa to reach more target customers. The messaging

Boyot
PropertyTech

Egypt’s Boyot Raises Funding to Digitise Real Estate Payments

Boyot, an Egyptian startup that offers an end-to-end operating system for payments and financial services focusing exclusively on the real

CrossBoundary
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CrossBoundary Raises $25m To Finance Solar-Powered Mini-Grids In Africa

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), the African project financing facility for mini-grids, has announced $25 million in new funding commitments from