Africa
Ivory Coast: International Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day: Coding for Employment’s new digital skills training centres to boost women’s opportunity in information and communication technology fields
The new centres of excellence are equipped with 50 computers, ergonomic furniture in classroom-style learning stations, and informal networking areas The newest digital ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian startup, OnePort secures $5 million to expand digital freight services
The Nigerian startup will direct the funds towards expanding its team, improving its technology and services efficiency and effectiveness, as well as providing ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigeria-based Digital Freight Management Startup, OnePort 365, Raises $5 Million
OnePort 365 is a Nigeria-based digital freight management startup focused on making the entire process seamless in the sector. Facilitating this, the startup ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghanaian agri-tech startup Farmerline secures $12.9m pre-Series A funding
Ghanaian startup Farmerline, which describes itself as “Amazon for African farmers”, has secured a US$6.4 million pre-Series A investment plus another US$6.5 million ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Fintech Startup Afriex Raises $10 Million For Its Blockchain Money Transfer Platform
When Tope Alabi moved back to Nigeria in 2019 after 20 years in the U.S., he knew he wanted to start a company ...
Global
Global: Fintech unicorn Xendit buys minority stake in local bank
Xendit, an Indonesia-based payment gateway startup, has acquired a minority stake in Bank Sahabat Sampoerna, a local bank that focuses on SMEs. The size ...
Africa
African startups raised a record $5.2 billion in funding last year
African startups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year, bouncing back from a pandemic-induced dip in 2020 with a nearly ...
Startup
FlexxPay expands to Egypt
UAE-based tech platform for earned income access, FlexxPay, has announced its expansion to Egypt. Based on the company’s estimates, around 20 million Egyptians could ...
Global
Global: Amsterdam-based fintech startup TerraPay secures money services business license in the US
Amsterdam-based TerraPay, a digital payments infrastructure company, that allows anyone, anywhere, to send money to a mobile number instantly, announced that it has secured ...
Startup
Zambian Card Issuing Startup Union54 Raises $12m Led By Tiger Global
Zambian card issuing fintech Union54 has raised $12 million in a seed extension round led by Tiger Global. Other participating investors in this ...