Tawfeer Market
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Online Retail Startup, Tawfeer Market Raises $500K Seed Round

Tawfeer Market, the Egyptian online grocery retail startup, has raised $500,000 seed round with contributions from Alexandria Business Angels Network.

Topship
Accelerator Startup

Nigerian Shipping Company, Topship Joins YC’s Winter 2022 Batch

Topship, a Nigerian shipping company, has been accepted to Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 Batch. Founded in 2020, Topship wants to

Standard Chartered Bank
Banking Digital

Standard Chartered Closes 50% of Nigerian Branches to Focus on Digital Banking

Standard Chartered Bank has disclosed that it will close 50 percent of its branches in Nigeria to focus on digital

SeamlessHR
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian HR Startup, SeamlessHR Secures $10m Series A Investment

SeamlessHR, a Nigerian startup that offers payroll and HR software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, has raised a $10 million Series A investment. The funding

Afrikrea
Ecommerce

Ivorian E-commerce Platform, Afrikrea Secures $6.2m in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA”

Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce platform, has closed a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and has also

ThankUCash
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

ThankUCash Bags $5.3m Funding to Build Infrastructure For Cashback

ThankUCash, a Nigerian rewards platform, has secured a $5.3 million seed round to expand its services across Africa and to

iHatch
Startup

APPLY: iHatch Powered by NCAIR and JICA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), has partnered with

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

3 Trends in Africa’s Crypto Sector to Expect in 2022

For the global crypto industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past

Facebook
Facebook Social Media

How Does The Facebook Ad Manager Work?

The Facebook Ad Manager has been a safe haven for many social media marketers. Through this tool, many companies and

Ecommerce

Egyptian E-commerce Startup, Gahez Closes $2m Pre-seed Round

Gahez, an Egyptian e-commerce startup with a focus on fashion, has raised $2 million pre-seed round led by Disruptech Ventures