Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Elon Musk Appointed to Twitter Board After Becoming Majority Shareholder

Elon Musk has been appointed to the Twitter board after becoming the majority shareholder of social media network. Musk will

Ziroopay
Fintech Funding Investment

ZirooPay Secures $11.4m in Series A Funding For Mobile POS Solution in Nigeria

ZirooPay, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised $11.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Zrosk Investment Management.

Platform Capital
Investment SMEs

Platform Capital Launches in South Africa to Invest in Local SMEs

Platform Capital, a provider of advisory services, has officially launched operations in South Africa to provide strategically driven investments with

Equinix
Acquisition

Equinix Enters Africa, Closing the US$320 Million Acquisition of MainOne

Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company™, has announced the completion of its deal to acquire West African data center and

Swvl
Business Ride-hailing

Egyptian Bus-hailing Firm Swvl Commences Trading on Nasdaq

Swvl, the Egyptian mass transit and shared mobility services provider, has begun trading on the Nasdaq. The firm’s co-founder and

Khazna
Financial Services Fintech

Egypt’s Khazna Closes $38m Series A in Equity and Debt Funding Round

Khazna, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised a $38 million series A in equity and debt funding round. The equity

Dapio
Fintech Funding Investment

Flutterwave Leads $3.4m Investment in UK Contactless Payment Firm, Dapio

Flutterwave, the unicorn African payment startup, has led a $3.4 million investment in Dapio alongside Techstars, PactVC and Daniel Gould,

Verod Capital
Acquisition

Verod Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Medplus to Support its Growth

Verod Capital Management Limited, a West African private equity firm, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Xpovi Secures $300k Pre-seed Funding

Xpovi, an Egyptian robo-advisory startup, has closed a $300,000 pre-seed round to scale-up its autonomous financial and business planning services.

MFS Africa
Acquisition

MFS Africa Completes Acquisition of Baxi

MFS Africa has completed its acquisition of Capricorn Digital Limited, known in the market as Baxi, following approval of the