Oja
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian-founded Ethnic Grocery Delivery Service, Oja Raises $3.4m

Oja, a Nigerian-founded ethnic grocery delivery service, has raised $3.4 million in a pre-seed funding round led by LocalGlobe.  Acequia

Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

SA’s Root Closes $3m Seed Funding Round to Scale Low-code Insurance Platform Abroad

Root, a South African based startup building infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, has closed a $3 million seed funding

Helium Health
Acquisition Health

Helium Health Acquires Middle East Doctor Booking Platform, Meddy

Helium Health, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has announced the acquisition of Meddy, a Middle East doctor booking platform for an undisclosed amount.

Ecobank
Fintech Startup

Ecobank Announces the Top Five Finalists in its 2021 Fintech Challenge

Ecobank Group has announced the finalists of the 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge, in its fourth edition,

Kuda
Payment Startup

Kuda Set to Have More Control Over its Cards With Visa Partnership

Kuda Technologies has partnered with Visa to offer virtual and physical Visa cards to its customers. With the collaboration, the

Rabbit
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Rabbit Secures $11m Funding in Middle East & Africa’s Largest Pre-seed Round to Transform Retail

Rabbit, an Egyptian on-demand convenience delivery startup, has announced a new round of pre-seed funding of $11M—a record high for