Search results for "investment"
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675InnovationAltSchool Africa launches new schools to upskill Africans in creative and business industries
Skill-to-market platform AltSchool Africa, has expanded its learning faculty to introduce Creative Economy, and Business schools, following an impressive 40% completion rate in...
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898FinTechRenew Capital Angels Invest in Kenyan Fintech FlexPay
Renew Capital Angels have invested in an innovative Kenyan fintech, FlexPay. FlexPay’s “save now, buy later” platform allows customers to purchase products...
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868FinTechLemFi Raises $33 Million To Transform Financial Services
LemFi, a leading fintech platform transforming financial services for immigrants, has raised a $33 million Series A round led by Left Lane...
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906InnovationMastercard to Buy Stake in MTN’s $5.2 Billion Fintech Unit
By Bloomberg Mastercard Inc. agreed to take a minority stake in the financial-technology business of MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest wireless carrier,...
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1.3KFundingFounders Factory Africa Raises $144m Funding from Mastercard Foundation, Johnson & Johnson
Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $114 million in funding to scale its model to better serve founders across the African tech...
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787FundingRemedial Health raises $12 million to deliver financial services for neighbourhood pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an...
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835EgyptEgyptian fintech Flash raises $6 million seed round
Flash, Egypt’s new cashless payments app, has raised $6 million seed round to accelerate its product development and customer and business acquisition...
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949FundingMoove closes $8mn financing from Absa to expand vehicle fleet for Ghana’s mobility entrepreneurs
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, has secured USD $8mn in financing from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), bringing its total funding to-date...
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749InnovationInsuretech, Turaco, Celebrates Insuring Over 1,000,000 People Across Africa
Turaco, the leading African insuretech distributing affordable insurance, is proud to announce it has surpassed 1,000,000 lives insured. Turaco raised a $10m...
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677InnovationVisa announces launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator will enable up to 40 start-ups each year to accelerate and grow through a three-month intensive learning...
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684InnovationOrange partners with Digital Africa to strengthen the growth of African startups
Jérôme Hénique, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa , and Isadora Bigourdan, CEO of Digital Africa, have signed a partnership agreement to...
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683FundingEze secures $3.7 million seed funding to build global marketplace for electronics wholesaling
Eze, a wholesale marketplace for used and new electronics, has secured $3.7 million in seed funding to develop its technology infrastructure, broaden...
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609NewsThriveAgric empowers over 500,000 smallholder farmers to scale food production in Africa
Leading agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating the company’s mission to build the largest network of profitable farmers...
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676InnovationNew report lays bare lack of gender diversity in African tech startup ecosystem
Disrupt Africa has released the first ever publication focused on gender equality in the African tech startup landscape, in partnership with Africa-focused...
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503E-CommerceThe rise of Africa’s e-commerce and how businesses can expand into new markets
The e-commerce industry has seen a boom in recent years, amplified by COVID-19, with the global e-commerce payments market set to reach...
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810FinTechMultiChoice, Rapyd and General Catalyst to develop new integrated payment platform for Africa
MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa. The joint venture...
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877FundingFemale founded Zydii – a Kenya-based digital training solutions provider gets new funds
DOB Equity, Kua Ventures, Kaleo Ventures and NaiBAN have invested in a pre-seed funding round in Zydii, a Kenya-based digital training solutions...
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643FinTechAfrican Banker Awards 2023 winners announced
The African Banker Awards 2023 Gala Ceremony took place at the Rixos Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on the sidelines of...
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2.7KFundingTyme raises $77.8m to fuel global expansion
Tyme, one of the fastest growing digital banking groups in the world, has successfully raised $77.8m from Norrsken22 and Blue Earth Capital....
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2.6KFinTechM-KOPA raises $250m to scale high-impact consumer fintech across Africa
M-KOPA, a leading fintech platform, today announced it successfully closed over $250m in new debt and equity funding to expand its financial services offering...
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2.7KFundingNigeria’s SEC Grants Volition Cap License to Kickstart Fund Management
Volition Cap, an asset management company empowering the hardworking middle-class to create wealth, announced today that it has secured a fund management license from...
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451EgyptAcasia Ventures leads Balad’s seven-figure pre-Seed round
Egyptian venture capital firm Acasia Ventures led the USD seven-figure pre-seed investment round in Cairo-based, remittance-focused fintech startup Balad. The round was...
