Nigeria
Nigeria: Klasha raises $2,400,000 to accelerate cross-border operations
Lagos and San Francisco-based startup, Klasha, has closed a $2,400,000 seed funding round led by Greycroft. In the round, Klasha also welcomed the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Carbon Microfinance Bank introduces Visa debit cards
Carbon Microfinance Bank has launched fully digital banking service that allows customers to open a bank account, own Visa debit cards, enjoy 15.5% on savings ...
Africa
Africa: Nine Nigerians among 13 winners of Facebook 2021 Community Accelerator Programme
The 13 winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Programme was recently announced by Facebook, with over half being Nigerians. Selected from over ...
Egypt
Egypt insurtech startup Amenli closes a $2.3M seed round
YC-backed startup Amenli has attracted a $2.3 million seed round investment to provide insurance services for Egyptians. Several local and foreign firms invested in this ...
Africa
Tunisia data management startup Biware raises a $1.2 million Seed round
Biware, a Tunisia data management and analysis startup has raised a $1.2 million seed round from  Zitouna Capital and CDC Gestion. The company ...
Ghana
Ghana: Startup Ecosystem Programme to skill 7,000 youth with digital skills
Ghana Tech Lab has teamed up with several partners in a weeks-long fourth edition of the Ghana Start-up Summit in Accra. This programme runs ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Shecluded secures Google Grant to drive financial inclusion for women
This funding will enable Shecluded to provide more access to financial services and business resources to women in Africa. Leading Nigerian fintech company, ...
Africa
Zambia: Mastercard partners with Digital PayGo to drive secure payments for SMEs in Zambia
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution, which will enable Small and Medium ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Winner Emerges in Impact Africa Elevator Pitch Competition
WAFUNDA, a social tech enterprise based in South Africa has emerged overall winner of the first Impact Africa Elevator Pitch Competition. This was ...
South Africa
iiDENTIFii wins Microsoft South Africa 2021 ISV Partner of the Year award
Biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding technology solution, iiDENTIFii, recently added another accolade to its growing list of awards by being named as ...