Moniepoint
Fintech

Moniepoint Expands Access For Underbanked SMEs and Individuals Across Nigeria

As the wider world continues to rapidly embrace digital payments, access to financial services has become critical for businesses to

Twiga Foods
Leadership

Peter Njonjo of Twiga Foods Quits Board After Resigning as CEO

Twiga Foods, founder and CEO Peter Njonjo has quit the firm’s board a month after he resigned as its chief

Fintech

Koree Gets $200K Pre-Seed Funding to Expand its Merchant Base

Koree, the Cameroonian fintech startup, has closed a $200,000 pre-seed investment to grow its merchant base, scale its user base,

Wasoko 
Merger

Wasoko, MaxAB Announces Merger to Drive Transformation of Africa’s Informal Retail Sector

Wasoko and MaxAB, have signed preliminary merger terms to join together as a combined entity to drive the transformation of Africa’s informal

Chefaa
News

Egyptian Healthcare Startup, Chefaa Secures $5.25m Funding to Solidify Presence in Saudi Arabia

Chefaa, a pharmacy benefits platform, has secured $5.25 million in a strategic leap from new and existing investors. It was

Techstars
Funding Investment Startup

Techstars Announces 12 New Investments Via its Africa-focused Program

Techstars, an investor platform in Africa, has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator

Jumia
Ecommerce

Jumia Shuts Down Jumia Food

Jumia, the African ecommerce platform, will shut down Jumia Food, its digital food delivery arm, at the end of December

TUNL
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Parcel Shipping Platform, TUNL, Secures $1m Funding

TUNL, a South African parcel shipping platform, has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding from investors including Founders Factory Africa,

Pivo
Startup

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Pivo Shuts Down

Pivo, a Nigerian fintech startup, has shut down a year after raising $2 million in seed round. Founded in 2021

Bujeti
Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Bujeti Secures $2m Funding to Support Growth & Increase Market Share

Bujeti, the Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a $2 million seed round led by Y Combinator (YC). The round was