SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Online Home Services Platform SweepSouth Gets $11m Funding Led by Alitheia IDF

SweepSouth, an online home services platform with a presence across Africa, today announced that it has completed an $11m investment

Vendease
Business Funding Investment Marketplace Startup

Vendease Raises $30m to Transform Procurement and Business Operations for Restaurants Across Africa

Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to for supplies and access financial services, has raised

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup SecondSTAX Secures $1.6m For Expansion

SecondSTAX, a Ghanaian investment fintech, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from private investors and venture capital firms, including

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

West African Fintech Julaya Closes $5m Extension Round to Expand its Operations

Julaya , a fintech based in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and France, has raised a $5 million extension round led by European

Exits.me
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Egyptian Online Investment Marketplace, Exits.me Bags $1m Pre-Seed Round

Exits.me, an Egyptian online investment marketplace, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round. The investment round came from a

African Women Impact Fund
Funding Investment

African Women Impact Fund Launches With $60m Commitment to Drive an Inclusive Investment Environment

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Standard Bank Group, with the support of the Arab Bank for Economic Development

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pan-African Crypto Exchange, Yellow Card Secures $40m in Series B Funding Round

Yellow Card Financial, the Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the close of its $40M Series B funding. The round was led by

Turaco
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Insurtech, Turaco Gets $10m Series A Backing

Turaco, the Kenyan insurtech startup, has announced the close of a $10 million Series A equity round led by AfricInvest,

Kippa
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup

Nigeria’s Kippa Announces $8.4m Investment to Build its Financial Management Platform for Merchants

Kippa, the financial management and payments platform for Nigerian small businesses, has announced that it has raised $8.4M in a new

Sanari Capital
Funding Investment Startup

Sanari Capital Announces $27.4m First Close For its New Fund

Sanari Capital has announced a $28 million first close on its Sanari 3S Growth Fund (Sanari 3SG). The private equity firm