Startup
Customer Engagement Acquire Raises $6.4M Series A To Unify Communications
Customer data can come from a lot of sources, and Acquire is developing a software platform to ensure sales and customer support see every encounter ...
Startup
Logistics startup Shipper bags series A money to double down on Indonesia
Shipper, an Indonesia-based logistics platform, has secured an undisclosed amount of series A funding in a round led by consumer internet group and ...
Startup
Egypt’s Sakneen gets Y Combinator’s backing for its online real estate platform
Cairo-based online real estate platform Sakneen announced recently that it has been backed by Y Combinator. The startup was part of Y Combinator’s ...
Africa
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa selects 20 startups for virtual programme
Twenty African tech startups have been selected for the fifth cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa, which will take place virtually. ...
Startup
Credit-focused fintech startup Upgrade raises $40M after reaching $100M run rate
Upgrade, a credit-focused fintech startup, announced that it has raised a $40 million Series D round that the company says gives it a ...
Startup
Facebook buys start-up, Mapillary, to take on Apple and Google at street-level mapping
For Facebook, Mapillary could further strengthen the accuracy of the maps it offers on its platforms. Facebook has acquired Swedish mapping start-up, Mapillary, ...
Startup
Nigerian micro-investing platform Trove has secured funding from three local angel networks as it prepares for expansion.
Trove has built a simple micro-investing app that allows users to invest small amounts in more than 3,000 Nigerian, American and Chinese stocks, bonds ...
Startup
SA’s LifeQ launches wearable, integrated insurance and health management solution
South African e-health company LifeQ has commercially launched VeoSens, a wearable-based, fully integrated insurance and health management solution developed in partnership with Samsung ...
Startup
African payment startup Chipper Cash raises $13.8M Series A
African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has closed a $13.8 million Series A funding round led by Deciens Capital and plans to hire 30 new ...
Startup
SA fintech startup Planet42 raises $2.4m to democratise access to mobility
South Africa-based fintech startup Planet42, which focuses on providing access to mobility to the underbanked, has raised US$2.4 million in funding to help ...
