Acquisition Mobility Ride-hailing

Nigerian Mobility Startup, Transtura Acquires WazoMoney

Transtura, a Nigerian ride-hailing startup, has acquired WazoMoney, a fintech

Acquisition Insurtech

Lami Acquires Kenya’s Bluewave Insurance Agency to Expand Access to Insurance Across Africa

Lami, Kenya’s insurance technology company, has acquired Bluewave Insurance Agency,

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

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Tanzanian Cross-border Fintech, NALA Gets $10M Seed Funding

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company, has raised a $10

Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA Financial Services Distributor, CompariSure Raises $980k Pre-Series A Funding

Comparisure, a South African financial services distributor, has raised $980,

Chari
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Moroccan B2B eCommerce Startup, Chari Secures Undisclosed Bridge Round

Chari, a Moroccan B2B eCommerce startup, has announced the closing

Afrikrea
Ecommerce

Ivorian E-commerce Platform, Afrikrea Secures $6.2m in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA”

Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce platform, has closed a US$6.2M pre-Series

Amazon Prime Video
Video Streaming

Amazon Prime Video Signs Streaming Deal With Nigeria’s Anthill Studios

Weeks after signing a licensing deal with Inkblot Studios, Amazon

mPharma
Health Investment

Ghana’s mPharma Secures $35m Series D Funding

mPharma, the Ghanaian healthtech startup, has raised a $35 million