Tag: Africa

Startups
Asset financiers to the rescue as Bolt plans to sign-up 200,000 new drivers in Africa to meet growing demand for ride-hailing services

Asset financiers to the rescue as Bolt plans to sign-up...

Bolt, the Estonian mobility tech company that recently closed a huge round, is p...

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Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolut for Africa

Tanzanian fintech NALA raises $10M seed to build Revolu...

NALA, a Tanzanian cross-border payments company that recently pivoted from local...

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it be...

Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company that has been at the forefront of fue...

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Paris-based VC firm Partech unveils Chapter54 accelerator to help European startups cross into Africa

Paris-based VC firm Partech unveils Chapter54 accelerat...

Partech Shaker, the innovation division of the Paris-based VC firm Partech, has ...

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QED Investors hires Gbenga Ajayi as partner to focus on investments in Africa

QED Investors hires Gbenga Ajayi as partner to focus on...

In a move rarely made by Western venture capitalists, QED Investors announced to...

Funding
Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank offering across Africa

Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank ...

The digital banking space in Africa is taking shape as neobanks on the continent...

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Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank offerings across Africa

Finclusion raises $20M to build out credit-led neobank ...

The digital banking space in Africa is taking shape as neobanks on the continent...

Funding
Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda gets $1.1M, wants to be the Toast of Africa

Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda gets $1.1M...

Cloud-based point of sales for small, medium and large-sized restaurants has inc...

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Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash f...

Cash flow is a major pain point for small businesses in Africa. Long payment cyc...

Startups
Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Canadian DFI to accelerate clean energy access in Africa

Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Ca...

FinDev Canada has injected $13 million into Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EE...

Funding
Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payroll solutions across Africa

Nigeria’s SeamlessHR raises $10M to expand HR and payro...

Africa’s appetite for cloud computing software continues to increase as connecti...

Startups
Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other startups in funding gained

Fintechs in Africa continue to overshadow all other sta...

The year 2021 saw more and bigger deals closed in Africa, as tech startups acros...

Funding
Nigeria’s Teesas secures $1.6M, to expand across Africa and launch tutor marketplace

Nigeria’s Teesas secures $1.6M, to expand across Africa...

After seven years in the production of electronic gadgets, under his company Imo...

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Nigerian edtech startup Teesas secures $1.6 million in pre-seed round, to launch tutor marketplace, expand in East,  Southern, Francophone Africa in 2022

Nigerian edtech startup Teesas secures $1.6 million in ...

After seven years in the production of electronic gadgets, under his company Imo...

Startups
Nigerian mobility-tech startup MAX bags $31 million in Series B round, set to expand across Africa, build EV infrastructure

Nigerian mobility-tech startup MAX bags $31 million in ...

Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) is planning to ent...

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Nigerian mobility tech MAX bags $31 million in Series B round, set to expand across Africa, build EV infrastructure

Nigerian mobility tech MAX bags $31 million in Series B...

Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) is planning to ent...