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Pineapple
Funding Insurtech

Pineapple, a South African Digital Insurance Broker, Raises $22m

Pineapple, the South African digital insurance provider, has announced the conclusion of a R400 million ($22 million) funding round. The

Onafriq
Fintech Payment

MFS Africa Announces Rebrand to Onafriq

MFS Africa, the African digital payments network, has unveiled a new identity called Onafriq. This rebranding is not just a name

DLM Capital
Cryptocurrency

DLM Trust Terminates Appointment as Escrow Trustee With Patricia

DLM Trust completely disassociates itself from the press release by Patricia Technologies Limited on the 24th of October 2023. We

Outsized
News

South Africa’s Venture Capital Firm Knife Capital Leads Investment in Outsized 

Outsized, the independent talent platform in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, has announced the completion of its Series A funding led by

Amazon
Ecommerce Product Launch

Amazon to Launch Amazon.co.za in South Africa in 2024

Amazon, the global ecommerce platform, has announced that it will launch Amazon.co.za in 2024, providing South African-based sellers the ability

Ecobank
Fintech

Koree, a Cameroonian Fintech Emerges as Winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, has been named the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The

Revio
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Revio Closes $5.2m Investment Led by QED Ventures

‍Revio, the payment orchestration platform helping merchants optimize their order to cash lifecycle, announced a seed investment round of $5.2

RiseVest
Acquisition Funding

Nigerian investment platform, Risevest Acquires Chaka

Risevest, a Nigerian investment platform, has acquired digital trading startup Chaka. A report by TechCabal states that Tosin Osinbodu, Chaka’s

Accelerator

Microsoft-backed FAST Accelerator Announces 12 African Startups Selected For AI Program

Flapmax, a data and AI technology company, announced the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of the FAST Accelerator startup program,

Fixit45
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Fixit45 Raises $1.9m Funding to Fuel Expansion into Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Space

Fixit45, an African autotech aftermarket sector, has raised $1.9 million in equity and working capital at a recent pre-seed funding round.