Orcas
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

Cairo-based EdTech Startup, Orcas Secures $500,000 Pre-Series A Led by Algebra Ventures

Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round led by Egypt’s

Gokada
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Transport Venture Capital

Gokada Raises $5.3m Series A Funding Led by Rise Capital

Gokada, a Nigerian motorcycle ride-hailing firm has raised $5.3 million Series A round to scale its business. The funding round

XPay
Africa Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt Fintech Startup XPay Secures $250k in Pre-seed Funding Round

XPay, a Cairo-based fintech startup has raised $250,000 in pre-seed funding from undisclosed angel investors. XPay which is part of Startupbootcamp Fintech

Instadeep
Africa Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Technology Venture Capital

Artificial Intelligence Firm InstaDeep Secures $7m in Series A Funding

InstaDeep, an enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm based in Tunisia has raised $7m in Series A funding from AfricInvest and

CarePay
Africa Digital Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s CarePay Set to Expand to Nigeria, Tanzania After Raising $45m Series A Funding 

CarePay International, the Kenya based healthtech startup has completed a $45 million Series A funding round from investors that included

Payitup
Fintech Investment

Zimbabwe Fintech Startup Payitup Has Raised $13m Series A Fund

Payitup, a Zimbabwean fintech startup has raised a $13 million Series A funding round from London’s Thawer Fund Management. The

WorldCover
Africa Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship Funding Insurtech Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

WorldCover Secures $6M in Series A Funding Led by MS&AD Ventures

WorldCover, a crop insurance startup that provides climate and weather linked insurance products has raised USD$6 million Series A funding

MYDAWA
Africa Apps Digital Entrepreneurship Funding Health Investment Startup

Kenya HealthTech Startup MYDAWA Raises $3m Funding Round

MYDAWA, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3 million from Africa HealthCare Master Fund. The new funds will be used

SafeBoda
Africa Business Investment Transport

Ugandan-based Ride-hailing Firm SafeBoda Raises Undisclosed Series B Investment

SafeBoda, Uganda-based ride-hailing firm, has raised an undisclosed Series B funding round from Indonesia’s ride-hailing firm GOJEK and Allianz X,

Acumen
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures Closes $70m Round to Support African Clean Energy Solutions

Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures has announced that it has raised $70 million for-profit fund through Acumen Capital Partners. The fund will