Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round
SA proptech venture builder Castle One secures undisclosed investment
Uber Expands ride-hailing operations in 2 new Nigerian cities, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce expands to Nigeria
Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa
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SA proptech venture builder Castle One secures undisclosed investment
Castle One, a proptech venture builder has announced investment into HL Hall and Sons Holdings in a significant funding round aimed at unlocking new, aimed at
Uber Expands ride-hailing operations in 2 new Nigerian cities, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt
Ride-hailing company, Uber has announced the expansion of its services to two new cities in Nigeria, Port Harcourt and Ibadan. With this move, Uber’s services
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce expands to Nigeria
Co-founded in 2018 by Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, MarketForce enables consumer brands to optimise how they deliver essential goods and services to retailers and consumers by
Kenya’s MarketForce raises $2M, plans to focus on its B2B retail marketplace RejaReja
Africa’s retail payments, mostly cash-based, is expected to reach $2.1 trillion by 2025. Kenya’s MarketForce wants to digitize a large portion of them. Today, the B2B retail end-to-end distribution platform is announcing
Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $1 billion investment in Africa over five years to cover a range of initiatives, from improved connectivity to investments in startups. Below is an edited transcript of his remarks. Watch the full event above or on YouTube.
Google sets up $50M fund to invest in African startups
Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early and growth-stage startups, ramping up efforts to support more businesses on the continent. Google
Tunisia’s Biware raises $1.2 million Seed round
Tunisia-based data management and analysis startup Biware, has raised $1.2 million (MAD3.5 million) in its Seed funding round from CDC Gestion and Zitouna Capital. This
Egypt insurtech startup Amenli closes a $2.3M seed round
Founded by Shady El Tohfa, Omar Ezz El Din and Adham Nauman in 2020, Amenli addresses a $2 billion untapped insurance market in Egypt. But it was a series of
Understanding the Trio-Darkness of Facebook,Whatsapp and Instagram
Yesterday was a very dark time on the social media lanes of Facebook,Whatsapp and Instagram, leaving it a merry merry side for Twitter. Facebook being
Female-led blockchain startup, Bitmama raises $350,000 pre-seed fund
Female-led African blockchain startup, Bitmama has announced a pre-seed raise of $350,000. According to the startup, fund will enable it to grow its operational presence,
The Conspiracy and Myths behind the Founders, the Region and the Funding Regime
Way back in 2017 when TechCrunch Startup Battlefield happened in Kenya and Lori Systems won, the Ecosystem went crazy over how mysterious the company won
Tiger Global backs African fintech Mono in $15M Series A round
Mono, an African startup that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, has raised
SA proptech venture builder Castle One secures undisclosed investment
Castle One, a proptech venture builder has announced investment into HL Hall and Sons Holdings in
Uber Expands ride-hailing operations in 2 new Nigerian cities, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt
Ride-hailing company, Uber has announced the expansion of its services to two new cities in
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce expands to Nigeria
Co-founded in 2018 by Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, MarketForce enables consumer brands to optimise how they
Kenya’s MarketForce raises $2M, plans to focus on its B2B retail marketplace RejaReja
Africa’s retail payments, mostly cash-based, is expected to reach $2.1 trillion by 2025. Kenya’s MarketForce wants to digitize a
Applications open for 3rd Google Startup Accelerator: Middle East and North Africa
Google has opened applications for the third edition of its Startups Accelerator: Middle East and
Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa
Cameroon Financial services platform Ejara has raised a seed round of $2 million led by Coinshares Ventures
Klasha raises $2.4 Million in seed funding to build technology for cross-border commerce in Africa.
Klasha, a San Francisco based cross-border technology company, today announced that it has raised $2.4
