Africa
Africa: Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures announces $43m venture fund for pan-African startups
Partners of Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures: Satoshi Shinada, Ory Okolloh, and Ryosuke Yamawaki | Image credits: TechCabal Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has announced the ...
Global
Global: Digital Banking Startup Credable Raises $2.5M to Expand into Nigeria and Pakistan
Credable, a digital banking startup announced that it has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Pan-African early-stage VC firm Ventures Platform. ...
Startup
TTV Capital raises $250 million for early-stage fintech fund
Atlanta-based TTV Capital, an early-stage fintech venture capital firm, has closed its sixth fund at $250 million, the largest since the firm was ...
Global
Global: Monnai raises $6.5m to help fintechs use consumer data
Monnai, a provider of consumer insights infrastructure for financial institutions, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger ...
Niger
Niger: Mohamed Bazoum, the President of Niger, calls on the United Nations to invest more on start-ups in Africa
In Africa, access to financing is a major obstacle for start-ups. To remedy this, governments are turning to international organizations to benefit from ...
Global
Global: Smart lending fintech Abound raises £500 million
Abound, a UK-based fintech that uses a combination of open banking and artifical intelligence to offer better loan deals to consumers, has raised ...
Global
Global: Payments intelligence firm Pagos raises $34m
Pagos, a payments intelligence startup founded by Braintree and PayPal vets, has raised $34 million in a Series A round led by Arbor ...
Kenya
Kenyan start-up Workpay raises $2.7 million to promote its expansion in Africa
Workpay, the Kenyan start-up that helps small and medium-sized enterprises on the continent manage their human resources and payroll, has raised $2.7 million ...
Ghana
Ghana: 300 women start-ups to benefit from Sinapi Women Mentorship Programme
A total of 300 women in various business start-ups are set to benefit from the annual Sinapi Aba savings and loans Women’s Mentorship ...
Startup
Tunisia: Government working on updating law on start-ups
The Tunisian government wants to update the Startup Act while maintaining the opportunities offered since 2018, the year it was established. Version 2.0 ...
