Startup
Africa: Churpy Raises $1 Million to Expand its Fintech Solution Across Africa
Kenyan fintech startup, Churpy, has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Unicorn Growth Capital. Churpy will leverage the capital ...
Startup
Cameroon: Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito raises $2.7m seed funding round
Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base in its home market and expand to ...
News
Nigeria: Nigerian last-mile delivery startup Kwik raises $2million in funding for its logistics management business
The new round, a Series A, was led by XBTO Ventures, a VC fund focusing on digital asset ecosystems, financial products, AI, and ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Applications Open for 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition
ABH annually awards 10 outstanding entrepreneurs from across Africa with a share of a US$1.5 million grant Applications open in English and French ...
Africa
Africa: 8 more African startups confirmed for Y Combinator W22 batch, total hits 23
Eight further African startups have been confirmed as participants in the W22 batch of the renowned Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator, taking the ...
Global
Global: Apple Acquires Credit kudos UK Fintech startup
Apple Inc. has announced the acquisition of UK open banking startup Credit Kudos, founded in 2015 by Freddy Kelly and Matt Schofield. Credit Kudos offers lenders additional data or information ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Edtech Startup, Klas, Raises $130,000 in an Angel Funding Round
Nigerian edtech startup, Klas, has raised $130,000 in an angel funding round led by a range of investors including Tola Adesanmi of Spleet, ...
Rwanda
Rwanda: Rwandan Tech Startup for Lawyers Secures $1.8 Million in Funding
Kigali-based Hence Technologies has laid out plans to continue growing and scaling operations in Rwanda, especially in finding the best problem-solvers, designers, and ...
Egypt
Egypt: Naspers unit invests in Egyptian fintech start-up
A unit of Naspers, Africa’s biggest company by value, and Egypt’s largest bank invested in Lucky, to help the fintech start-up in the North ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: ThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
Fundraise will help company take advantage of Africa’s growing agriculture sector and scale-up business across the continent ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has ...