Oui Capital
Venture Capital

African VC Firm, Oui Capital Announces First Close of its $30M Second Fund

Oui Capital, an Africa-focused VC firm has completed the first closing of its $30 million second fund, Oui Capital Mentors

Cartona
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B Ecommerce Platform, Cartona Secures $12m Funding Led by Silicon Badia

Cartona, an Egyptian B2B eCommerce platform, has secured a $12 million Series A investment led by Silicon Badia, together with

Klasha
Ecommerce Funding Payment Venture Capital

Klasha Closes Additional $2.1m Funding to Boost Cross-border Commerce in Africa

Klasha, a San Francisco and Lagos-based technology company transforming cross-border African commerce, has raised an additional $2.1 million to complete

Fintech Funding Investment Startup

Egypt’s Paymob Secures $50m Series B Investment

Paymob, the Egyptian fintech startup, has raised $50 million funding led by PayPal Ventures, Kora Capital, and Clay Point. The

DAAYTA
Startup

ARM Names Winner of DAAYTA 2022

ARM has announced the winner of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2022 at a recent finalists’ pitch

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Cashback App Lucky Gets $25m to Increase its Market Leadership in MENA

Lucky, an Egyptian app for credit product and cashback, has raised $25 million Series A investment led by Nclude by

Remedial Health
Health

Remedial Health Nabs $1m to Digitise Pharmaceutical Industry in Nigeria

Remedial Health, a YC backed Nigerian healthtech startup, has closed a $1 million pre-seed investment. The round was led by Global

MAX
Funding Investment Mobility Venture Capital

Nigeria’s MAX Secures $31m Series B Led by Lightrock

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a Nigerian mobility tech startup, has raised a $31 million Series B funding to expand across

Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet Finalists of Financial Times and Seedstars Powered FTxSDG Challenge

Financial Times and Seedstars have announced the finalists of FTxSDG Challenge for a chance to win $500,000 in funding among other prizes. Winners will

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $360K Pre-seed Funding

Identitypass, a Nigerian KYC verification startup, has raised a $360,000 pre-seed funding from CCHub, Midlothian Angel Network, D Global Ventures Fund, and