SmartWage
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Smartwage Raises $2m to Bridge Gap Between Businesses and Their Frontline Employees

SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has raised a USD$2 million oversubscribed seed funding round to support its vision

Tushop
Social Entrepreneurship

Kenyan Social Commerce Firm, Tushop Raises $3m Led by 4DX Ventures

Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce startup, has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round led by 4DX Ventures with participation from

Startup Women

Mercy Corps Ventures Partners GreenHouse Capital For Female Focused Investment Readiness Bootcamp

Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) in partnership with GreenHouse Capital has launched a 3-day virtual investment readiness program for early-stage female-founded

Spleet
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Secures $625k Funding

Spleet, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has raised $625,000 in a pre-seed round led by MetaProp VC. The oversubscribed round was

Funding Investment Startup

BNPL Startup, Klump Closes $780k Pre-seed Funding

Klump, a Nigerian Buy Now Pay Later startup, has closed a $780k pre-seed round to launch its flagship Pay with Klump™ product

Remedial Health
Health

Remedial Health Nabs $1m to Digitise Pharmaceutical Industry in Nigeria

Remedial Health, a YC backed Nigerian healthtech startup, has closed a $1 million pre-seed investment. The round was led by Global

Duplo
Fintech Funding

Nigeria’s Duplo Closes $1.3m Pre-seed Round to Build Payment Infrastructure For B2B Business

Duplo, a Y Combinator backed Nigerian fintech, has raised $1.3 million to digitise payment flows for B2B companies. The pre-seed

Casava
Insurtech Venture Capital

Casava Closes $4m Pre-seed Funding to Provide Microinsurance For Nigerians

Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance

AltSchool
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Yusuf Adewale’s AltSchool Closes $1m Pre-seed Funding to Help Young Africans Build a Career in Tech

AltSchool Africa, a Nigerian edtech that allow young Africans to learn highly sought after tech skills without hassle, has raised $1

Norrsken22
Venture Capital

Backed by 30 Unicorn Founders, Norrsken22 Holds First Close of $200m Fund For African Startups

The Norrsken Foundation has launched Norrsken22 Africa Tech Growth Fund, which has held its first close at $110 million. The