Search results for "funding"
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5.2KInnovationAfrica’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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4.2KAppsHealthtech 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...
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4.4KAppsGokada Secures Series A Funding of $5.3 Million
Gokada, the Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi app, has secured a Series A fundraise of $5.3 million. Led by Rise Capital with participation...
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4.7KAppsWest Africa’s first online vessel chartering platform MVXchange closes funding round
West Africa’s first online vessel chartering platform MVXchange has announced the closing of their pre-seed funding round. The financing round believed to...
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4.6KInnovationKaiOS Technologies Secures $50M Series B Funding To Continue Operating System Roll-Out
KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, announced today $50 million in a Series B...
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14.2KAdvisory NewsNigeria is top funding hub for tech startups – $334.5M invested across Africa in 2018
African tech startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, with Nigeria emerging as the...
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5.3KInnovationPiggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, today announces that it has closed on Seed Funding...
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7.2KInnovationCan Equity Crowdfunding Deliver For African Tech?
There are numerous ways that African tech businesses can try to access funding, however equity crowdfunding has untapped potential. “Despite its slow...
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5.4KInnovationAgritech Platform Farmcrowdy Closes $1Million Seed Funding Round
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first and leading digital agriculture platform which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, today announced that it had closed...
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5.3K1AppsBitPesa Reaches $10 Million In Total Funding After New Round Led By Greycroft
BitPesa, the first and largest blockchain payments platform for Africa, with offices in Nairobi, Lagos, and London, has announced Greycroft as its lead investor...
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6.9KInnovationAfrican Edtech Company Mwabu Concludes Series B Funding Round
Mwabu, the African focusedEdtech company, has concluded a significant Series B investment round led by Elma Investments to expand its education solutions and academy services in...
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11.2K2East AfricaCrowdfunding in Africa is gaining momentum
Africa is now home to over 57 active crowdfunding platforms with projects raising over $126.9 million in 2015, reveals the Afrikstart Crowdfunding...
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4.2KInnovationHow Can Crowdfunding Scale In Sub-Saharan Africa?
It will have been difficult to ignore the exponential growth in crowdfunding over the past five years. In a relatively short period...
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3.9K1InnovationAndela raises $24M series B funding led by Zuckerberg initiative
Andela has announced completion of their Series B funding a $24M round led by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. This marks the first time...
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5.2KStart-UpsSix key lessons on crowdfunding in Africa
In developing countries, the crowdfunding market is expected to reach $327 million this year—about 2 percent of the global total. Despite this...
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4.2KStart-UpsFounder of crowdfunding platform Afrikstart speaks with Appsafrica
Entrepreneurship-focused crowdfunding platform Afrikstart is empowering African entrepreneurs to start, run and grow businesses. Founded by Stanford University online students, Afrikstart is a...
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Crowdfunding platform Afrikstart dedicated to African entrepreneurs
With President Barack Obama attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya in July, 2015 is deemed to be the Year Of the...
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East Africa
UK crowdfunding platform opens the door to emerging markets investments
A new UK crowdfunding platform aims to give UK-based investors the chance to invest in some of the most exciting frontier and...
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44FundingAfrica Tech Summit Nairobi Announces 12 Ventures Selected for 2026 Investment Showcase
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced 12 ventures selected to showcase on 11th and 12th, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre. These companies,...
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269FundingVentures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave
Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African fund II, aimed...
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262FundingMoniepoint Announces Successful Completion of US$200 Million Series C Round to Power Financial Inclusion
Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, announces it has raised over US$200 million...
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308FundingSpiro Raises $100 Million in Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility
Spiro, the African leader in two-wheel transportation and battery swapping, today announced a landmark $100 million investment round, the largest investment in...
