Thrive Agric
AgricTech Awards

Nigeria’s Thrive Agric Named Global Winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022

Thrive Agric, a fintech providing smallholder farmers access to finance, insights and distribution, has been named the 2022 winner of

Lami Technologies
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Lami Technologies Raises US$3.7mn Seed Extension 

Lami Technologies, a Kenyan insurtech startup, has raised a US$ 3.7m seed extension to expand its insurtech product across Africa.

Waspito
Health

Cameroon’s Waspito Bags $2.7m Seed Funding Round

Waspito, a Cameroonian e-health startup, has secured a $2.7 million seed funding round to accelerate growth in its home market

Chefaa
Health

Egyptian Healthtech Chefaa Raises Undisclosed Investment

Chefaa, an Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised a funding round from Newtown Partners, Global Brain and GMS Capital Partners.  The

MVX
Partnership

MVX Partners PayHippo to Provide Trade Finance to SMEs in Nigeria

MVX, the Nigerian digital freight booking and trade finance technology startup, has partnered with a leading SME lending platform, PayHippo, to

MDaaS
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

MDaaS Global Raises $2.3m to Launch its Digital Health Solution and Expand Across Nigeria

MDaaS Global, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has raised $2.3 million in seed extension led by Newtown Partners via the Imperial

RedBird
Health Startup

Ghana’s Healthtech Startup, Redbird Secures $1.5M Funding to Expand Medical Testing Services Across Africa

Redbird, a Ghana health tech startup, has raised a $1.5 million investment to make medical testing in the country an

Event

Ground-breaking Speaker Line-up Announced For 6th FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit

In the wake of a tumultuous period in history, many are reflecting on lessons learnt in 2020, while seeking guidance

Lori Systems
Funding Investment Logistics Partnership Startup

Lori Systems Secures Funding From Imperial Logistics to Expand its e-logistics Solutions Across Africa

Imperial, an African and European-focused provider of integrated market access and logistics solutions, has announced an investment in and partnership

Jumia
Business Ecommerce Travel

COVID-19: Was Jumia Right After All to Have Exited its Travel Business?

Monday, December 9, 2019, was an unforgettable day in the lives of many employees of the travel arm of Jumia,