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

Acquisition Fintech

South African Fintech Firm, Adumo Acquires SwitchPay

Adumo, a South African fintech startup, has announced that it has acquired SwitchPay, a South African startup providing alternative payment

Yassir
Transport

Algerian on-demand Transport Platform, Yassir Closes $30m Series A Funding

Yassir, an Algerian on-demand transport platform, has raised a $30 million Series A funding round. The investment was led by a

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Hekouky Closes Pre-seed Investment Round From Nama Ventures

Hekouky, the legaltech platform that incorporates companies and registers trademarks for entrepreneurs and business owners, has raised an undisclosed amount