Startup
Ghana’s Float raises $17,000,000 seed to accelerate credit offerings for SMEs
Fintech startup, Float has raised $17,000,000 seed funding to strengthen its credit offerings for businesses and expand geographically. With reach across Ghana and ...
Startup
Nigeria: Nigeria startup SeamlessHR closes a $10M Serie A funding round
SeamlessHR has raised a $10 million Series A funding round led by TLcom Capital and drawing participation from Capria Ventures, follow-on investors Lateral Capital, Enza Capital, Ingressive Capital, and several ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Kwik Delivery Reaches 100,000 Customers and Announces +400% GMV & Revenue Growth for 2021; Forecasts Aggressive Growth for 2022 Across All Verticals
Kwik is one of the few digital players able to propose access to end-to-end fulfillment and delivery services to its customers Kwik Delivery ...
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Ivory Coast-based e-commerce startup Afrikrea raises $6.2m pre-Series A round, rebrands
Ivory Coast-based startup Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa’”, has raised a US$6.2 million pre-Series A funding round and ...
Startup
Nigeria: Nigerian rewards startup ThankUCash raises $5.3m seed round for expansion
Nigerian multi-merchant rewards platform ThankUCash has raised US$5.3 million in seed funding as it plans expansion into new markets and further product launches. ...
Startup
Namibia B2B e-commerce startup JABU raises a $3.2M financing round
Several African e-commerce B2B companies received record investments in 2021. Nigeria TradeDepot completed a $110M Serie B, Sabi raised a $6M bridge round, Egypt’s Alerzo raised a $10.5M Serie ...
Startup
Fintech Revolut obtains MAS approval to offer commodities trading to users
FINTECH startup Revolut has obtained approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to offer commodities trading to its customers. The fintech expects ...
Startup
SA-based HealthLeap raises $1.1m pre-seed to build clinical AI assistant to fight malnutrition
Dietitian-focused healthcare startup, HealthLeap, has closed a $1,100,000 pre-seed round led by deep tech investor, Fifty Years. HealthLeap will utilise the pre-seed capital ...
Startup
World Bank, CTA announce winners of Global Women’s HealthTech Awards
The World Bank Group and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) have announced the winners of The Global Women’s HealthTech Awards, recognising innovative startups that leverage ...
Startup
Kenyan fintech startup Paylend raises $2m seed funding
Kenyan fintech startup Paylend has raised US$2 million in seed funding to expand operations at home and launch in Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria. ...
