Acasia Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Acasia Ventures Leads Balad’s Seven-figure Pre-seed Investment

Acasia Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has led the USD seven-figure pre-seed investment round in Cairo-based, remittance-focused fintech startup

Smile Identity
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Secures $20m Series B Funding to Double Down on its Digital Verification Identity Solutions

Smile Identity, the African provider of digital identity verification solutions, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The round

Future Africa
Venture Capital

Future Africa, TLG Capital to Launch $25m Venture Debt Fund For its Portfolio Companies

Future Africa, an African-focused VC firm, has partnered with TLG Capital to launch a $25 million venture debt fund for

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

Edtech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Foondamate, a South African Edtech Startup Secures $2m Investment

Foondamate, a South African edtech startup, has secured a $2 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe to boost and

Alvin
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Financial Management App, Alvin Closes $740k Pre-seed Funding

Alvin, the Kenyan financial management app, has raised a $740,000 pre-seed funding round led by Nigerian venture capital firm, Ingressive

Releaf
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian agritech startup Releaf Raises $4.2m to Develop its Tech and Provide Finance For Smallholder Farmers

Releaf, a Nigerian agritech startup, has raised a $4.2 million funding to develop its technology and provide funding to smallholder

Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, PayHippo Secures $1m Pre-seed Funding to Boost Access to Finance For African SMEs

PayHippo, a Nigerian fintech startup that provides loans to small businesses in Africa, has secured a $1 million pre-seed funding round

Future Africa
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Future Africa Says it Has Invested $3m in 13 Startups in 2021

Future Africa has says that it has invested $3million in 13 startups, bringing our total number of investments as a

venture capitalist firms
Venture Capital

Top Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria

Nigeria’s fast-growing tech ecosystem now features venture capitalist firms that are continuously in search of innovative and scalable startups to