Farmers
AgricTech Agro-tech

Helping Smallholder Farmers Secure Malawi’s Food Future

Malawi’s farmers fear El Nino because it always brings drought, withering heat, and poor crop performance. Poor crop performance means

Shekel Mobility
Funding Investment Mobility Startup

Shekel Mobility Secures $7m Led By Ventures Platform And MaC VC

Shekel Mobility, a Nigerian B2B mobility startup, has raised $7 million in investment co-led by Ventures Platform and MaC Ventures. The

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the

Emata
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Emata, a Ugandan Startup Offering Loans to Farmers in East Africa, Raises $2.4m

Emata, the agricultural finance solution for East African farmers, has announced the completion of a $2.4 million seed fundraise, comprising

Zanifu
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan Fintech Startup, Zanifu Raises $11.2m Pre-Series A Funding Round

Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $11.2 million investment in a pre-Series A debt and equity funding round. The

Seedstars
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Seedstars and Fondation Botnar Launch $20M Youth Wellbeing Fund

Seedstars Capital, an alternative investment platform focused on supporting emerging fund managers, has partnered with Fondation Botnar, a Swiss philanthropic

AWS
News

AWS Selects 25 Startups For Its First ‘Fintech In Africa’ Accelerator

Twenty-five African fintech startups have been selected for the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) FinTech Africa Accelerator cohort. This inaugural

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

Spleet
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Raises $2.6m to scale its Residential Rent-focused Products

Spleet, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has raised a $2.6 milliion investment to scale its residential rent management and rent financing

FCMB PARTNERS PRESSPAYNG TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 1.5 MILLION UNDERGRADUATES IN NIGERIA
Banking Education Funding

FCMB Partners Presspayng to Provide Financial Support to 1.5 Million Undergraduates in Nigeria

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has partnered with PressPayNg to develop a digital platform for young Nigerians to fund their