After acquiring a majority shareholding in Daraja Microfinance Bank, Umba can now offer full banking services in Kenya, including current accounts insured...
Lipa Later Group, has acquired Sky Garden in a move that re-energizes our commitment to bridging the gap between the merchant and...
VENCO has secured $670,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to scale its all-in-one technology platform.
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...
Stears has announced a $3.3 million seed round with MaC Venture Capital as the lead investor. Participating companies included Serena Ventures, Luminate...
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...
Since launching its research arm in 2016, Disrupt Africa has built up a significant portfolio of publications, most notably the African Tech Startups Funding Report and Finnovating...
Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has raised $4.3...
Grey, a Nigerian fintech created to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. “Grey...
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5 million Seed funding round....
Bluechip Technologies, Nigeria’s business application and data management solutions, announces its European launch following growing demand for its products and services. The...
Oui Capital has announced the closing of its $30 million second fund, Oui Capital Mentors Fund II, as it seeks to strengthen...
MTN Nigeria, Africa’s leading technology company, has teamed up with ETAP, a mobility technology company that creates solutions and incentives to improve...
British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s Development Finance Institution (DFI), formerly known as CDC Group, has announced a $20 million, 4-year...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted an Approval In Principle to Abeg Technologies Limited, a product of Piggytech Global Limited, as a Mobile Money...
Digital identity and consumer analytics technology company, VerifyMe Nigeria, has launched a digital plate number verification service that verifies motor vehicle and...
Nigerian digital freight forwarding company, OnePort 365, has raised $5 million in seed funding to drive the end-to-end digitization of freight management in...
Nigerian insurtech startup, ETAP has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding to grow its team and drive the adoption of car insurance...
Umba, a digital bank with a mission to bring a wide range of transparent and accessible financial products across Africa has raised...
ThriveAgric, a fast-growing technology-driven agricultural company, has raised $56.4M in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The raise also...