MarketForce
Funding Investment Retail Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Retail Distribution Startup, MarketForce Raises $2m Pre-series A Round

MarketForce, the Kenyan-based end-to-end retail distribution platform for consumer brands in Africa, has raised a $2 million pre-Series A round from

Smile Identity
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Smile Identity Raises $7m Series A Funding to Simplify KYC For Africans

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has secured a $7 million

Lidya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Lidya Secures $8.3m to Expand its Digital Loan Services

Lidya, a Nigerian fintech and lending startup, has announced that it has raised $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round led

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B E-commerce Startup, MaxAB Raises $40m Funding For Expansion

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform that serves food and grocery retailers, has secured $40M in a Series A round,

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Green Gold Farms Raises $1.6m to Tackle Ghana’s Food Import Problem

Green Gold Farms, a leading Ghanaian agribusiness startup has completed a US$1.6 million funding round from Absa Bank Ghana, Diaspora Capital, Channel

kalon venture partners
Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners Raises a $17.5m to Invest in South African Startups

Kalon Venture Partners, the South African Venture Capital company, has raised $17.5 million to successfully complete its final Section 12

FairMoney
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

FairMoney Raises $42m Series B Funding Led by Tiger Global

FairMoney, a Nigerian fintech startup has raised $42 million Series B investment to diversify its offerings and expand to become

TeamApt
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

TeamApt Plans to Leverage its Agency Banking Dominance to Extend Services to Customers With its New Undisclosed Series B Funding Round

Nigerian Fintech startup, TeamApt, which provides financial services for the underserved mass market in Africa has announced the completion of

Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, PayHippo Secures $1m Pre-seed Funding to Boost Access to Finance For African SMEs

PayHippo, a Nigerian fintech startup that provides loans to small businesses in Africa, has secured a $1 million pre-seed funding round