MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super

Asilimia
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Asilimia Closes $2m Funding to Expand Expand its East Africa Footprint

Asilimia, a Kenyan-based fintech startup, has secured $2 million in funding to grow its team, deliver new services and expand

Asante
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Asante Closes $7.5m Series A Funding to Close the Gap in MSME Lending in Africa

Asante Financial Services, an Africa-focused fintech, has raised Series A investment to scale its credit offerings to the underserved segment of

Sparkle
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sparkle Closes $3.1m Seed Round From an all-Nigerian Group of Investors

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 million from an all-Nigerian group of investors

VertoFX
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

VertoFX Raises $10m Series A Led by Quona Capital

VertoFX, a global B2B payments platform that provides a fast, simple, and reliable way for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Bumpa
Funding Investment SMEs Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Online Store Builder, Bumpa Raises $200,000 Pre-seed Funding

Bumpa, a Nigerian mobile-based inventory management and online store builder has closed a $200, 000 pre-seed funding from a host of

CapitalSage
Fintech Funding Investment

Nigerian Fintech Firm, CapitalSage Secures $4m to Drive Growth Across Africa

CapitalSage Technology Limited, a Nigerian fintech firm, has raised $4 million in a Series 1 Private Company Notes (“PCN”) issuance, under

Circle of Corporate Innovators
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Access, Ecobank, and 3 Other Corporates Join Catalyst Fund Circle of Corporate Innovators

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today formally announced its Circle of Corporate Innovators, with its first members, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank,

Village Capital
Accelerator Startup

23 Startups Selected For Village Capital Future of Work Africa 2021 Accelerator Programme

Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the 23

IFC
Funding SMEs

IFC Announces $2bn Investment in African SMEs and Trade to Support Recovery From COVID-19

Targeting sectors hit hard by COVID-19, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a $2 billion commitment to support smaller