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SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building solutions to enhance intra-Africa capital and investment flows, launched the SecondSTAX Portal – a technology-driven...
Yassir, a multi-sided marketplace offering on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, banking and more, announced that it has raised ...
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, today announced the opening of its first office in Lagos, Nigeria. The new...
West African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), has announced a $6 million investment in AfyA Care as part of the company’s Series A...
Solar energy company and multi-utility enterprise KarmSolar, has secured EGP47 million in funding for the first financed solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)...
Our world is becoming more digital daily, which means more of our lives are online and on computers and mobile devices. We...
Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured investment program for...
MaxAB, the food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform, serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, has announced...
Bboxx, a platform providing access to essential products and services, and Ampersand, an e-mobility company delivering sustainable transport solutions in East Africa,...
Moko Home + Living, a Kenyan furniture company has raised $6.5 million to grow its business line. The Serie B debt-financing round...
Google Cloud announced a collaboration with Twiga Foods, an e-commerce platform that provides fresh local produce to shops of all sizes across...
Stears has announced a $3.3 million seed round with MaC Venture Capital as the lead investor. Participating companies included Serena Ventures, Luminate...
Siemens Stiftung on behalf of the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) Consortium is launching its first “SESA Call for Entrepreneurs”, targeting small and medium-sized...
Lipa Later Group, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company today announced a partnership with Lami Technologies, an insurance technology company, that...
International calling app Talk360, which enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone...
Mara Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth, communities, marginalized populations, and problem solvers to build solutions that drive long-term positive...
Vendease, a Y Combinator backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business...
Turaco, an insurtech driving mass market insurance adoption, has announced the close of a $10 million Series A equity round led by AfricInvest,...
Nigerian FinTech, Kippa, has raised $8.4M in a SEED round from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship VC, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners, and Vibe Capital. The startup, launched in...