Pariti
Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Pariti Secures $2.85m Seed Funding Led by Harlem Capital

Pariti, the community marketplace building infrastructure for entrepreneurship in Africa, has raised $2.85 million in seed funding led by Harlem Capital.

Block
Business

Jack Dorsey’s Square Changes Name to Block

Square has announced that it is changing its name to Block. Block will be the name for the company as

Entrepreneurship

New Venture Competition Application 2022

The 24th Harvard Business School Africa Business Conference will be held on March 25th and March 26th, 2022 with the

Dataphyte
Funding Investment Venture Capital

MDIF Ventures Invests in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News

Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Ventures, has announced its first two equity investments in Nigeria’s Dataphyte and Mozambique’s Zitamar News.

Klickit
Funding

Egyptian Payment Management System, Klickit Closes Funding From EFG Finance & Camel Ventures

KlickIt, an Egyptian payment management system, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from EFG Finance and the venture capital

Uber
Messaging Ride-hailing Uber WhatsApp

Uber to Allow Users in India Book Trips Through WhatsApp

Uber, the ride-hailing giant, has announced that users in India do not necessarily need to download its app before they

OfferZen
Funding Investment Job Venture Capital

SA Developer Jobs Platform, OfferZen Secure $5.2M From Base Capital

OfferZen, a South Africa developer jobs marketplace, has secured $5.07 million in Series A funding from South African investment company

Octamile
Insurtech

Nigerian Insurtech Octamile Raises $500k Pre-seed Funding

Octamile, an Insurtech startup, has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding led by EchoVC with participation from Fiat Ventures, Kesho VC,

Wabi2b
Ecommerce Product Launch

Wabi2b Launches to Digitise Traditional Trade Channels in Nigeria

Over 10,000 retailers now transact on Wabi Nigeria with 95% women Plans expansion to other Nigerian states in 2022 Wabi,

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia Partners eBee Africa For Electric Bicycle Deliveries in Kenya

Jumia has partnered with eBee Africa to deploy electric bicycles for deliveries in Nairobi, Kenya. The electricity bicycles are equipped with powerful