Casava
Insurtech Venture Capital

Casava Closes $4m Pre-seed Funding to Provide Microinsurance For Nigerians

Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance

Nestcoin
Cryptocurrency Funding Venture Capital

Nestcoin Closes $6.45m in Pre-seed Funding to Accelerate Crypto and Web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets

Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed funding. This new investment

AltSchool
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Yusuf Adewale’s AltSchool Closes $1m Pre-seed Funding to Help Young Africans Build a Career in Tech

AltSchool Africa, a Nigerian edtech that allow young Africans to learn highly sought after tech skills without hassle, has raised $1

Norrsken22
Venture Capital

Backed by 30 Unicorn Founders, Norrsken22 Holds First Close of $200m Fund For African Startups

The Norrsken Foundation has launched Norrsken22 Africa Tech Growth Fund, which has held its first close at $110 million. The

Bamboo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Investment Startup, Bamboo Closes $15m Series A

Bamboo, a Nigerian stock investment marketplace, has closed a $15 million Series A round led by Tiger Global and Greycroft.

Brimore
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Social Commerce Startup, Brimore Closes $25m Series A Round

Brimore, an Egyptian social commerce startup, has secured a $25 million Series A round co-led by International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Tanzanian Cross-border Fintech, NALA Gets $10M Seed Funding

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company, has raised a $10 million seed round led by Amplo. It recently pivoted from

TLcom
Venture Capital

TLcom Secures First Close of $150mn Pan-African Tech Fund

TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced a first close of $70mn for its $150mn Africa-focused tech fund.  With

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Financial Services Distributor, CompariSure Raises $980k Pre-Series A Funding

Comparisure, a South African financial services distributor, has raised $980, 000 (R15-million) led by HAVAÍC with participation from 4Di Capital.

Investment Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s POS Solution Startup, TallOrder Raises $3m

TallOrder, a South African point of sale (POS) solution for SMES, has raised $3 million funding to accelerate growth and