Afrikamart
AgricTech Funding Startup Venture Capital

Afrikamart, a Senegalese Agritech Startup, Secures $850k Seed Round

Afrikamart, the West African agritech startup, has announced the closing of an $850,000 seed round of financing from leading venture

Kukua
Education Entertainment Funding

Kenyan Educational Entertainment Startup, Kukua Secures $6m Series A Funding

Kukua, a Nairobi and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of “Super Sema,” the first African animated superhero franchise,

Kune Food
Marketplace Startup

Kenyan On-demand Food Marketplace, Kune Shuts Down

Kune Food, a Kenya on-demand food marketplace, has shut down after less than a year of operations. This was announced

Fido
Fintech

Ghanaian Fintech Firm Fido Raises $30m for African Expansion

Fido, a Ghana-based fintech startup, has completed a $30 million Series A financing round led by Fortissimo Capital with the participation

Kibo School
Edtech Education

Nigeria’s Kibo School Gets $2m Backing From Global Investors

Kibo School, a Nigerian edtech startup, has raised a $2 million seed funding led by Neo, a VC firm by

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

EGYPT’S ON-DEMAND DIGITAL WAREHOUSING PLATFORM KHAZENLY SECURES $2.5 MILLION SEED FUND
Digital Funding Logistics

Egypt’s On-Demand Digital Warehousing Platform Khazenly Secures $2.5 Million Seed Fund

Khazenly, the Cairo-based on-demand digital warehousing and fulfilment platform, announces its successful seed fundraise of $2.5 million.  The funding round

Jumba
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenya B2B Construction Tech Platform, Jumba Raises $1m Pre-seed Round

Jumba, a B2B construction technology platform, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Enza Capital. Joining

Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3m

Launch Africa, a pan-African venture capital firm, has closed a $36.3 million fund to fund more B2B and B2B2C startups

MFS Africa
Africa Fintech Funding Investment Payment

MFS Africa Announces $100m Extension of its Series C

MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has announced that it has secured an additional US$100 million in equity and