Startup

APPLY: Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa 2nd Cohort

Google has announced that applications for the second cohort of the Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa are

Twiga Foods
AgricTech

Twiga Foods to Invest $10m in New Commercial Subsidiary Dubbed Twiga Fresh

Twiga Foods, the Kenya B2B agritech startup, has announced plans invest $10 million in a Twiga Fresh, a new subsidiary

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Shipping Startup, Topship Secures $2.5m Investment

Topship, a Nigerian shipping startup, has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Flexport. Also participating in the round

NIGERIA’S PAYMENT COMPANY INTERSWITCH SECURES $110 MILLION FROM LEAPFROG AND TANA AFRICA CAPITAL
Africa Funding Investment Payment

Nigeria’s Payment Company Interswitch Secures $110 Million From Leapfrog and Tana Africa Capital

One of Africa’s largest payment companies, Interswitch, has announced an investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital. According to

Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $2.8m Led by Marc Ventures Capital

Identitypass, a Nigerian Know Your Customers (KYC) verification startup, has closed $2.8 million seed funding led by Marc Ventures Capital.

AFRICA’S SASAI FINTECH’S DIGITAL WALLET SECURES GSMA COMPLIANCE, INCREASING DIGITAL MOBILE WALLET OFFERING TO ITS CUSTOMERS
Digital Fintech Payment

Africa’s Sasai Fintech’s Digital Wallet Secures GSMA Compliance, Increasing Digital Mobile Wallet Offering to its Customers

Sasai Fintech, Africa’s first integrated technology company of continental scale, has been awarded the compliance approval for merchant payments and

LIQUID PARTNERS PEACE CABLE COMPANY TO BRING ADDITIONAL SUBSEA CABLE CAPACITY TO KENYA
Africa Cloud Cyber security Internet

Liquid Partners PEACE Cable Company to Bring  Additional Subsea Cable Capacity to Kenya

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with PEACE Cable Company to introduce 800Gbps of additional subsea capacity in Mombasa on the

EGYPT'S MYLERZ RAISES $9.6 MILLION IN FUNDING ROUND LED BY LORAX CAPITAL PARTNERS
Africa Funding Logistics

Egypt’s Mylerz Raises $9.6 Million in Funding Round Led by Lorax Capital Partners

Mylerz, an Egyptian last-mile delivery and fulfilment innovation company, today announced the closing of a $9.6 million round led by

Appointment

TradeDepot Appoints Chidi Akubuiro as Managing Director for West Africa

TradeDepot, a B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, has appointed former Coca Cola HBC and Hayat Kimya Nigeria

Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s Paymob Secures $50m Series B Investment

Paymob, the Egyptian fintech startup, has raised $50 million funding led by PayPal Ventures, Kora Capital, and Clay Point. The