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.

Float
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Float Secures $17m to Support Expansion

Float, a Ghanaian cash management startup, has raised a $17 million seed round in equity and debt funding. The $10 million debt

TradeDepot
Funding

African Startups That Raised $100m and Above in 2021

The African startup ecosystem bounced back in 2021 to raise a mind-blowing $4 billion. Briter Bridges says the total 2020

Union54
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zambian Fintech Startup, Union54 Raises $3m to Scale its Team and Expand Customer Base

Union54, a Zambian fintech startup, backed by Y Combinator, has closed a $3 million seed round led by Tiger Global.

Koo App
Social Media

Koo App Launches in Nigeria After Buhari’s Regime Blocked Twitter

Koo App has been launched in Nigeria. The move happened after the Nigerian regime announced an indefinite suspension of Twitter

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Flutterwave Secures $170m Series C Investment As it Hits Over $1 bn Valuation

Flutterwave, an Africa-focused payments company, has announced that it has secured $170 million series C funding from a leading group of

Acquisition Business Ecommerce Entrepreneurship Investment

Walmart Completes the Acquisition of Flipkart

Walmart Inc. and Flipkart Group announced the closing of the agreements for Walmart to become the largest shareholder in the