NITDA
Blockchain Event

NITDA to host Blockchain Day at Digital Nigeria 2022

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with Domineum Blockchain Solutions will host a one-day National digital economy

Funding Investment Venture Capital

DataProphet Closes $10m Investment to Lead Digital Maturity Journey For Manufacturers

DataProphet, a South African AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) for manufacturing innovators, has announced the completion of its $10 million Series A funding

Teraco
Business

Teraco Announces Completion of Acquisition by Digital Realty

Teraco Data Environments, the leading provider of colocation data centres and interconnection platforms in Africa, has announced the successful completion

Umba
Acquisition Banking Funding

Digital Bank Umba Acquires Majority Stake in Daraja Microfinance Bank

Umba, a Nigerian digital bank, has acquired a majority stake in Daraja, a Kenyan microfinance bank, for an undisclosed amount.

Visa
Partnership Payment

Flocash and Visa Partner to Promote Digital Capabilities for African SMEs

Visa has announced that it is partnering with Flocash, to promote digital capabilities for African SMEs through digital payments, supplier

Gokada
Partnership

Gokada, Octamile Launch Digital Insurance Products to Protect Riders, Merchants and Consumers

Gokada and Octamile announced their partnership to launch digital insurance covers across a range of insurance products from trusted underwriters

Afropolitan
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Afropolitan Secures $2.1m Funding to Build Digital Nation For Africans

Afropolitan, a startup that wants to build a digital nation for Africans, has raised pre-seed funding of $2.1 million.  Founded

mTek
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

mTek Secures $3m Funding For Digital Insurance Penetration From Finclusion Group

mTek, a Kenyan insurtech and digital insurance startup, has secured an additional $3 million (equity and debt) investment from the

EGYPT’S ON-DEMAND DIGITAL WAREHOUSING PLATFORM KHAZENLY SECURES $2.5 MILLION SEED FUND
Digital Funding Logistics

Egypt’s On-Demand Digital Warehousing Platform Khazenly Secures $2.5 Million Seed Fund

Khazenly, the Cairo-based on-demand digital warehousing and fulfilment platform, announces its successful seed fundraise of $2.5 million.  The funding round

VeendHQ
Funding Investment Startup

VeendHQ, a Nigerian Digital Lending Platform, Secures $330k Pre-seed Funding

VeendHQ, a Nigerian digital lending platform, has raised $330,000 in pre-seed funding to actualise its goal of building an embedded finance