Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund at $46m

Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46

Google
Technology

Google Unveils Nigeria’s 2022 Year in Search Lists

Google today announced the results of its 2022 Year In Search, revealing the most searched terms, people, actors, musicians, topics, questions

EzyAgric
AgricTech

EzyAgri, Pezesha Partner to Launch Buy Now Pay Later Service for Agro-dealers in Uganda

EzyAgric has partnered with Pezesha to offer a new product that brings Buy Now Pay Later services to agro-inputs merchants in

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian Venture Capital Firm Raises $100m For its Second Fund

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed a $100 million first close of its

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

FMO Announces $10m Commitment to Algebra Fund II

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and Egyptian venture capital firm Algebra Ventures today announced the signing of a USD

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

Fintech Funding Investment

Bamba, a Pan-African Fintech Startup, Closes $3.2m Seed Funding to Expand its User Base Across Africa

Bamba, an African-focused fintech, has closed a $3.2 million in seed funding to scale its app and build out its

Business Partnership

Moove Partners with Swvl for Electric Vehicle Buses in MENAP

Swvl, a provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, and Moove, a mobility fintech startup, have partnered to scale Moove’s revenue-based

CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa
Startup

10 Fintech Startups Selected For 2022 CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa: Special Edition in Dubai

LHoFT Foundation has selected 10 fintech startups for the 2022 CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa: Special Edition in Dubai. This Dubai edition

TradeDepot
Acquisition

Nigerian B2B Marketplace TradeDepot Expands to Ghana With Acquisition of Green Lion

TradeDepot has acquired Green Lion, a Ghanaian B2B eCommerce platform to accelerate its growth, boosting its service delivery across the