Search results for "funding"
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937InnovationThriveAgric raises $56.4m debt funding and accelerates pan-Africa expansion plans
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...
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1.3KFundingCasava secures $4 million pre-seed funding to provide microinsurance for millions of Nigerians
Casava, Nigeria’s first 100% digital insurance company, has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for...
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1.6KFundingAfrican tech startup funding trebles to pass $2bn mark in 2021
Investment into the African tech startup ecosystem trebled over the course of a record-breaking 2021 that saw total funding pass the US$2...
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3.0KGhanaFour Ghanaian digital commerce ventures receive funding from Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo, as the second cohort...
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1.5KCryptocurrency AfricaAfrica’s Fastest Growing Crypto Exchange, Yellow Card, Raises $15M Series A Funding
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, has announced a $15M Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to ramp up hiring and continue...
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2.4KInnovationpawaPay Closes on Seed Funding of $9M
African payments company pawaPay, has secured a $9m Seed raise. The round was co-led by MSA and UK-based investment fund 88mph, with...
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2.6KInnovationNigeria’s B2B Ecommerce platform Omnibiz Africa Secures $3M Seed Funding
Omnibiz Africa the B2B Ecommerce platform headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria raised $3 million in a seed round led by V&R Africa, Timon Capital...
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1.9KInnovationENGIE Energy Access and Energy Web Announce DeFi Crowdfunding Platform to Scale Solar Grids in Africa
Nonprofit Energy Web and ENGIE Energy Access—one of the leading off-grid, Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar and mini-grid solutions providers in Africa—announced a partnership to accelerate...
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2.8KInnovationInsurtech Lami closes $1.8M seed funding to accelerate growth of digital insurance across Africa
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan Insurtech company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, announced today it has raised...
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2.7KAppsPan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of...
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3.2KInnovationCuracel secures pre-seed funding to drive insurance inclusion in Africa
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding in a round that was...
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2.3KInnovationAfrican tech startup funding passes $700m in record-breaking 2020
2021 has already seen a flurry of African tech funding rounds including Gro Intelligence ($85M), uLesson ($7.5M), Aerobotics ($17M) and Pula ($6M)...
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2.1KInnovationGro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding
Gro Intelligence announced today that it has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Intel Capital, Africa...
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2.2KInnovationAfrican Edtech startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding
uLesson, the African Edtech startup has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom...
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3.7KInnovationAfrican startups can secure funding through AfCFTA Vision Challenge
African technology startups with innovative solutions to problems faced by African leaders have been invited to apply for the AfCFTA Vision Challenge,...
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4.7KInnovationNigerian B2B eCommerce platform TradeDepot secures $10M funding
TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round...
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African tech startup funding hits $491m in record-breaking 2019
2019 was the best year yet for investment into the African tech startup space, with 311 companies banking a combined US$491.6 million....
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4.2KAppsNigerian Edtech startup uLesson Secures $3.1mn Seed Funding
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1mn seed-level round led by TLcom Capital with participation by Sim Shagaya – the...
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4.2KInnovationBBOXX closes a $50 million series D funding round to expand pay-as-you-go solar
BBOXX, a next generation utility, has successfully closed a $50 million Series D funding round which includes a substantial investment from Mitsubishi Corporation,...
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5.8KAppsAfrican e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding
Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by...
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4.6KInnovationAfrica’s fintech sector grows by 60% in 2 years, reaches record funding levels
Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of startups operating in the space growing by more than...
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3.7KAppsHealthtech venture MDaaS Global Closes on Seed Funding of $1 Million
Healthtech company MDaaS Global, which is building a network of tech-enabled diagnostic facilities in Nigeria, has closed on seed funding totaling US$1...
