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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

Entrepreneurship

13 Founders Growing Ventures Across Africa Selected For Maiden Legatum Foundry Fellows

The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has unveiled the inaugural cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows. Hailing from

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ivorian fintech Julaya Secures $2M to Expand its Payment Products Across Francophone Africa

Julaya, an Ivoria fintech startup, has raised a $2 million pre-Series A funding to expand its payment products across francophone

Goodwell Investments
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Goodwell Investments Launches New €50m Fund to Support High-growth African SMEs

Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel

Investments
Africa Investment Newsletter

Last Week in Review (20th-26th): It Rained Investments in African Startups

Last week was a wonderful week for African startups as it rained dollars and equity investments from investors, fund managers

Accelerator Entrepreneurship Startup Technology

Here Are The African Startups That Participated In Alibaba’s eFounders Fellowship

Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) partnered to promote global youth entrepreneurship by hosting 29

Africa Business Funding Investment Startup

Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?

Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to

Bitmama
Acquisition

Bitmama Announces Acquisition of Payday

Bitmama Inc., the blockchain payments platform, has announced the acquisition of Payday, a virtual card service provider. This acquisition comes

Numida
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Ugandan Fintech Startup, Numida Raises $12.3m Pre-series A Funding For Expansion

Numida, a Uganda-based fintech, has secured a $12.3 million pre-series A equity and debt funding led by Serena Ventures with

Inclusivity Solutions
Funding Insurtech

Inclusivity Solutions Raises $1.3m Funding Led by Goodwell Investments

Inclusivity Solutions, a South African insurtech startup, has raised an additional $ 1.3 million in its second tranche of its