Kenya
Kenya: Kenya-based FlexPay Receives Undisclosed Amount of Funding From Cairo Angels
Kenyan fintech startup, FlexPay, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from early-stage startup investor, Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF). Online and offline ...
Startup
Uganda: Ugandan fintech startup Eversend plots growth in 2022 after reaching sustainability
Ugandan startup Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, is entering its “growth and expansion phase” in 2022 ...
Startup
Topship Raises $2.5 Million, Plans African Expansion
Y Combinator-backed startup, Topship, has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round, with Flexport as lead investor. Topship makes the sending and receiving ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian tech startups raise $678 million in funds between Jan-April 2022 – Report
Tech startups in Nigeria have raised a total of $678 million from investors in the last four months. This amount was raised in ...
Nigeria
Nigerian fintech startup Kwaba secures pre-seed funding round for African expansion
Nigerian fintech startup Kwaba, which helps low and middle income earners to split their annual rent into convenient monthly installments, has secured a ...
Nigeria
Nigerian trade-tech startup Norebase secures $1m pre-seed funding
Nigerian trade technology startup Norebase, which is building a single platform for businesses to start, scale and operate in any African country, has ...
Africa
12 start-ups from Kenya and Uganda long-listed for Africa Tech Awards
Kenya, Uganda among countries whose tech start-ups have the biggest impact potential in Africa. Kenya and Uganda rank among 15 African countries whose ...
Africa
IFC, Viva Technology name 2 Nigerian startups for Africa Tech awards
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Viva Technology have listed two Nigerian startups, Primed E-health and Koolboks among 45 African startups driving innovations ...
Global
Global: Payments startup Kevin rakes in $65 million Series A
Lithuanian fintech startup Kevin said Tuesday that it has raised $65 million in a Series A round led by Accel. Kevin provides an ...
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 ...