Pezesha
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Pezesha, a pan-African embedded finance fintech, has raised $11 million in pre-series A investment. The round was a mix of $6

valU
Acquisition

Egyptian BNPL, valU Acquires Fintech Company Paynas

valU, an Egyptian Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech startup, has acquired 100% of Paynas, a full-fledged employee management and benefits company

Funding Investment Venture Capital

DataProphet Closes $10m Investment to Lead Digital Maturity Journey For Manufacturers

DataProphet, a South African AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) for manufacturing innovators, has announced the completion of its $10 million Series A funding

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s CrewHR Becomes FaidiHR After Securing Undisclosed Funding From SprintX

Crew HR & Payroll, a Kenyan HR and paytoll startup, has rebranded to FaidiHR after it received an undisclosed amount

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

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

FMO Announces $10m Commitment to Algebra Fund II

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and Egyptian venture capital firm Algebra Ventures today announced the signing of a USD

Technology

The Hidden Costs of Owned Infrastructure vs Cloud

If your business, like many others, is faced with the decision of running your own infrastructure or migrating to the

Swvl
Acquisition

Swvl Expands into Mexico with Acquisition of Mass Transit Tech Platform Urbvan

Swvl, a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Mexico-based Urbvan Mobility Ltd,

Autochek
Acquisition

Autochek Acquires CoinAfrique to Accelerate Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, the

FSD Africa
Funding Investment

FSD Africa Investments Joins 2X Collaborative

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investment arm of FSD  Africa, has joined the 2X Collaborative. Launched at the UN Generation