Bitmama
Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets 

Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to

Shezlong
Product Launch Startup

Egyptian Psychotherapy Startup, Shezlong Launches its Operations in South Africa

As part of its strategic expansion plan abroad, the Egyptian startup Shezlong, the first and largest psychotherapy platform in the

Microsoft
Appointment

Microsoft Appoints New Head For its Kenya Operations

Microsoft has appointed Phyllis Migwi as the Kenya Country Manager. Phyllis has an excellent track record as a leader and

Convertedin
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Marketing Tech Startup Convertedin Secures $3m in funding to Expand Operations

Convertedin, an Egyptian startup that builds marketing operating systems for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by

Momo
Payment

Barely a Month After Commencing Operations, MTN Nigeria’s Momo PSB Loses $53.7m to Fraud

Momo Payment Service Bank, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria has alleged a fraudulent loss of N22 billion in one month

PocketApp
Ecommerce Fintech Payment

Abeg Rebrands to PocketApp, Secures Approval in Principle to Operate as a Mobile Money Firm

Abeg, a Nigerian social commerce platform, has rebranded to Pocket by Piggyvest-PocketApp and has received Approval in Principle from The

AFEX
Startup

Nigerian Commodities Exchange Platform, AFEX Launches Operations in Kenya

AFEX, the Nigerian commodities exchange platform, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase. As part of

Momo
Payment Product Launch

MTN’s MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB) Formally Begins Operations

Following the final approval for a Payment Service Bank (PSB) licence granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), MTN

d.light
Africa Funding Renewable Energy

Zambia’s Africa GreenCo Secures $15.5 Million To Scale Its Operations

Zambia’s Africa GreenCo (GreenCo), has secured $15.5m in funding with participation from InfraCo Africa, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing

Funding Technology Trade Tradetech

African Trade Technology Company Norebase Secures $1M Raise Boost its Operations in Africa

Trade tech company providing a single digital Infrastructure platform for Africa-wide expansion Norebase, has secured a $1M pre-seed funding round,