Umba
Fintech Funding Investment

African Digital Bank Startup, Umba Secures $2M Seed Funding

Umba, an African digital bank that offers free bank accounts and financial services to customers, has raised a $2 million

Wuilt
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian SaaS Website Builder, Wuilt Raises $535,000 Seed Investment

Wuilt, an Egyptian SaaS Arabic website builder, has successfully raised a seed round worth $535,000. The investment round included the

Catalyst Fund
Funding Investment Venture Capital

West African Investors and Founders Join as Expert Advisors to Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator

The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), today

Bolt
Funding Investment Ride-hailing

Bolt Raises $182m in Fresh Funding

Bolt has announced that it has raised €150 million ($182 million) funding in an equity round led by  D1 Capital

Ilara Health
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan’s Ilara Health Secures $3.75m Investment to Expand its Diagnostic Reach Across Africa

Ilara Health, a Kenyan healthtech startup, has raised $3.75 million in Series A funding led by TLcom Capital, with participation from

Oolu
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

Oolu, a West African Solar Distributor, Secures $8.5m in Series B Round

Oolu, a leading solar distributor in West Africa, has closed a $8.5 million Series B investment round led by independent

Aerobotics
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Invest in SA’s Aerobotics

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation have announced their investment in Aerobotics, a South African AgriTech startup developing intelligent tools to

Founder Institute
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Founder Institute (FI) Announces Pacer Ventures as ‘Investor in Residence’ for its African Accelerators

Founder Institute (FI), the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, today announces Pacer Ventures as its ‘Investor in Residence’ for the

OkHi
Funding Investment Product Launch

Kenya-based OkHi Launches in Nigeria to Tackle Lack of Postal Addressing Infrastructure

OkHi, a Kenyan-based smart addressing startup, has launched in Nigeria, with $1.5 million funding from Interswitch Group, Founders Factory Africa

StarNews
Funding Investment

StarNews Mobile Raises Funding From Investors & Partners and Expert DOJO

StarNews Mobile, Africa’s fastest-growing mobile content platform, has announced that it has received its initial investment funding from Investors & Partners (I&P),