Wasla, an Egyptian ecommerce startup, has secured a $9 million investment from Contact Financial Holding, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial services
CrowdForce, a financial services startup, has closed a $3.6 million pre-series A funding. Aruwa Capital Management led the equity and
Flutterwave, a leading technology company, announced today that it has raised USD $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the
Swvl, the Egyptian on-demand bus-hailing firm, has secured a $10m investment from The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Stitch, a South African API fintech startup, has raised a $21 million Series A funding round led by The Spruce
Jiji, a Nigerian classified ecommerce platform, has acquired Ghanaian-based classifieds marketplace,Tonaton. Jiji already holds leadership positions in Ghana and Kenya. Additionally, the marketplace
ProXalys, a Senegalese B2B eCommerce company, has secured a $150,000 pre-seed funding from Haskè Ventures, the venture builder for Francophone
Duplo, a Y Combinator backed Nigerian fintech, has raised $1.3 million to digitise payment flows for B2B companies. The pre-seed
ParkUpp, a South African parking marketplace, has been acquired by real estate investment company Docklands Ventures. Founded in 2016, ParkUpp is
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested in Knife Fund III, a new fund managed by Cape Town-based venture capital