Global
Global: Hummingbird RegTech raises $30 million
Hummingbird Regtech has raised $30M in a Series B funding round led by Battery Ventures with participation from Flourish, Homebrew, FinVC, and William ...
Africa
African Development Fund grants $1.5 million to Smart Africa Alliance to strengthen the policy environment for digital trade and e-commerce across Africa
Smart Africa will consult public and private sector actors to develop an online training program that will directly benefit 600 stakeholders The Board ...
Africa
Africa: Google Announces Investment in SafeBoda Transportation App
Google has announced its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund in SafeBoda, a transportation-led app, to help expand its growth in Nigeria ...
Africa
Africa’s health-focussed Medical Credit Fund to support healthcare providers across sub-Saharan Africa
Medical Credit Fund (MCF), Africa’s only debt facility dedicated to the health sector has completed a €32.5 million fundraise for its second MCF ...
Ghana
Ghana: Autochek Africa launches first online brand-new cars loans marketplace
Autochek Africa, the leading auto tech platform, has launched a dedicated brand-new cars section on the Autochek website and mobile app. With this ...
Africa
Alitheia IDF raises $100m to invest in gender-diverse businesses across Africa
Alitheia IDF, Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, has announced the final close of its $100,000,000 fund. Led by principal partners ...
Ghana
Ghana: Trove Finance’s Global Share Dealing app wins 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is a flagship event of the Ecobank Group to support and enthuse early stage fintechs from across the African ...
Kenya
Kenyan Startup Wowzi Secures $3.2 Million From 4DX Ventures, Andela Co-Founder to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: 60 women to benefit from NITDA Techpreneurship training in Lagos
In its attempt to bridge the gender digital divide and promote digital literacy and skills amongst the women folk, the National Information Technology ...
Nigeria
Nigerian-founded edtech startup, Edukoya, closes $3,500,000 pre-seed round
Nigerian-founded online learning platform, Edukoya has raised $3,500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Target Global. Edukoya, founded in May 2021 but ...