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African Startups Raised $2billion in 2021, Report
The African Tech Startups Funding Report (2021) demonstrates a continued interest by investors in promising African startups. According to the…
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US VC firm Activant Capital opens new office in Cape Town
US-based Growth equity firm Activant Capital has announced that it is expanding its research and due diligence capabilities with a…
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Egyptian Fintech Paymob raises $50M in Series B funding
The continued attention on African fintech startups is attracting unprecedented attention and investments from high-ranking venture capitalists. The latest such…
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U.S. Government is pumping $3 billion on electric vehicles
The fast-growing electric vehicle manufacturing industry has gotten a major boost after receiving $3 billion in infrastructure funding from the…
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Nigerian Trade Tech Firm Norebase Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Round
Norebase, a Nigeria-based trade technology firm announced on Wednesday that it has secured $1M pre-seed funding round. The funding round…
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Nigeria’s OnePort 365 secures $5 million Seed Funding to Digitize Freight Management in Africa
Nigeria’s digital freight forwarding company OnePort 365 has raised $5 million in seed funding to drive the end-to-end digitisation of…
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Solar energy provider Sun King raises $260 million in latest funding round
Sun King, a solar energy company that helps power off-grid homes in Africa and Asia has raised $260 million in…
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Kenyan social commerce platform Tushop raises $3M in pre-seed funding
Tushop, a Kenyan social-commerce platform that enables group-buying of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding. …
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Egyptian e-sport startup Eksab raises $3M to scale its fantasy football platform
Cairo-headquartered e-sport startup Eksab has raised $3M Seed funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to date to $3.7M. The…
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Nigerian logistics startup Kwik raises $2 million Series A Round to digitize informal African trade
Nigerian logistics startup Kwik has closed its $2 million Series A round led by XBTO Ventures, an investor focused on…
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Kenyan fintech 4G Capital raises $18.5M from Lightrock
Kenyan fintech credit provider 4G Capital has raised $18.5 million in Series C funding from global private equity firm Lightrock. …
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M-KOPA raises $75M funding as it hits two million customer milestone
Connected asset financing platform M-KOPA, has raised $75M funding. The ”Growth Equity round” as the company describes it in a press…
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Kenyan startup MarketForce raises $40M to scale its merchant inventory financing program
Kenyan-based B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa Today, MarketForce has raised $40…
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[African Startup Review] Pie Kamau: Nigerian fintech Flutterwave is now Africa’s highest valued Unicorn
As the African fintech space continues to bloom, so does the funding. Flutterwave, the San Francisco-headquartered and Lagos-based company that…
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BitKE to host a webinar on startup funding in Africa, register to attend now
2021 was the biggest year, so far, in the history of funding for African startups which saw over $4.6 billion…
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Haskè Ventures announces a $150K investment in Senegalese retail-tech startup ProXalys
Senegalese retail-tech startup ProXalys has raised $150,000 in pre-seed funding from Haskè Ventures, the venture builder for Francophone Africa. The…
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Remedial Health raises $1 million pre-seed funding to digitize African pharmacies
Healthtech startup Remedial Health has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitize neighbourhood pharmacies across Africa starting with Nigeria.…
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DCA extends application deadline for Miss. Africa Seed-Fund Impact Program
Miss.Africa Initiative led by DCA Academy has announced that it is extending the application deadline for its Miss.Africa Seed- Fund…
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Oracle commits $1M to support African tech startups
Oracle has announced support of $1 million for tech startups in Africa that will help accelerate their digital initiatives with the latest cloud technologies…
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Kenyan electric vehicle startup BasiGo secures $4.3 million seed funding to commercialise its electric bus business model
Kenyan-based electric vehicle technology and financing startup BasiGo has closed a $4.3 million seed funding round. The funding was led…
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Egyptian digital investment startup Thndr raises $20m to democratize investing in the MENA region
Thndr, the Egyptian digital investment platform has announced a new $20 million series A investment round. The funding was co-led…
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Logistics startup Truck It raises $13 million seed round, largest in MENAP trucking space
Pakistan’s logistics tech startup Truck It In has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture capital firms…
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Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck raises $4M funding to expand across Africa
Kenya-based digital trucking logistics startup Amitruck has secured $4 million in seed funding to expand its operations across Africa. The…
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Kenyan low-cost ISP Poa Internet raises $28 million funding
Kenyan low-cost internet service provider Poa Internet has closed a $28 million round of funding led by Africa50. Poa Internet…
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Kenyan BNPL Startup Lipa Later Secures $12M funding to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later has raised $12 million funding from a consortium of investors to expand its operations…
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FSD Africa announces a £3m investment in Kenyan fintech firm MFact
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, has today announced a £3m investment in Kenyan fintech firm…
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Ventures Platform Closes its First $40M Pan-African Fund
Nigeria-based Ventures Platform has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund to invest in market-creating innovations across…
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Kenyan mental health startup Shamiri Institute raises $1 million, expands to the rest of Africa
Shamiri Institute, a Kenyan mental health startup has raised $1 million in funding from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to…
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Kenya-based electric mobility startup Opibus raises $7.5m funding
Kenya-based electric mobility startup Opibus has raised US$7.5 million in equity and grant funding, the largest ever in an electric…
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Nigeria’s B2B payments platform Verto secures $10m Series A round for expansion
Nigeria’s B2B payments platform Verto has announced that it has closed $10 million in Series A funding for expansion. The round was led…
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Africa’s crypto exchange Yellow Card raises $15m Series A funding to fuel expansion across the continent
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card, announced a $15 million Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to ramp up hiring…
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Nigeria’s Agritech startup Releaf secures $4.2m seed funding to drive industrialisation of food processing in Africa
Nigeria’s agritech startup Releaf, which develops proprietary hardware and software solutions to industrialize food processing has raised $2.7 million seed…
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SWVL completes $35.5m pre-funding to accelerate growth strategy
Dubai-based provider of mass transit and shared mobility solutions Swvl has completed a $35.5m pre-funding of the aggregate PIPE subscription.…
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African Fintech startup Pngme raises $15m Series A funding
African fintech startup Pngme has raised $15 million in Series A funding as the company sets out to grow its…
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Industrialization Ministry launches Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme for local early-stage startups
The Kenyan Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development (MoITED) has launched Startup Savanna, a business acceleration programme that will…
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Bolt raises Ksh.19.8 Billion funding from D1 Capital To Improve Security on its Platform
Ride-hailing app Bolt has raised Ksh.19.8 billion funding from D1 Capital Partners to bolster safety and security measures on its platform. The…
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Kenyan-based digital bank Umba raises $2m seed funding to scale its product offerings
Kenyan-based digital bank for emerging markets Umba has raised a US$2 million seed funding round to help it expand product…
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Ivory Coast based Media Startup StarNews Mobile Raises $1.8m Funding
StarNews Mobile, an Ivory Coast based Media Startup has raised funding from Investors & Partners (I&P), a pioneering impact investing…
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Nigerian fintech startup CredPal raises $1.5million funding round
Nigerian consumer credit startup CredPal has raised a $1.5million funding round. The funding came as the startup prepares to launch its…
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This Nigerian HR startup has raised a seven-figure round to expand across Africa
Nigeria’s HR startup SeamlessHR has closed a seven-figure deal as it seeks to expand across other African markets. SeamlessHR was one…
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Africa-focused music download service Mdundo Raises $6.4million from IPO
Mdundo, the Kenyan-based music downloading startup owned by a Denish national, has raised $6.4million from its IPO — oversubscribed by…
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Tanzania’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Enterprise – WomenChoice Industries Secures $200k Funding from Gray Matters
US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital has today announced $200,000 funding in Tanzania based WomenChoice Industries. WomenChoice Industries is a…
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Kenyan fintech startup Wapi Pay raises capital to scale across Africa
Singapore and Kenyan based Fintech startup ‘Wapi Pay’ has raised seed capital through the accelerator Future Hub making it its…
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On-demand delivery platform Sendy raises $20 million round
Kenyan on-demand delivery platform Sendy has raised a $20 million Series B led by Atlantica Ventures. The funding was also backed…
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Online Travel Agency Timbu Launches New Fund To Invest In Kenyan Travel Startups
Timbu, a Mauritian based online travel agency has launched an investment arm to fund and invest in Kenyan travel and…
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Nigerian Fintech Startup Trove Secures An Undisclosed Amount Of Funding From ARM
Nigerian micro-investing fintech startup Trove has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from asset management firm, ARM. This is the…
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Agritech startup WeFarm secures $13 Million funding to scale its Smallholder Agricultural Ecosystem
London-based farmer-to-farmer digital network WeFarm has raised $13 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led…
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Kenya’s agri-tech startup Twiga Foods secures $30M to digitize food distribution
Kenyan food distribution startup, Twiga Foods has raised $23.75 million in a Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs.…
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Branch International raises another KSh.500M from Centum-owned, Barium Capital
Mobile lender Branch International has announced its fourth commercial paper issuance from Centum-owned advisory firm, Barium Capital, raising Ksh500 million.…
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FasterCapital seeking to fund startups in Kenya
On the 11th July 2019; more than 20 African countries brought into effect what is going to be the largest…
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SafeBoda raises funding from GO-JEK, plans to venture into mobile payments and insurance
Ride-hailing platform SafeBoda has raised an undisclosed Series B round co-led by Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the…
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E-healthcare startup MYDAWA secures $3M funding from Africa HealthCare Master Fund
Kenya’s leading e-healthcare platform MYDAWA, has secured a $3M investment from Africa HealthCare Master Fund. This is the first round…
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Seedstars is launching a $100M fund to invest in African tech startups
Seedstars has announced a new partnership with Paris-based First Growth Ventures to launch a $100 million fund to invest in…
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Branch raises $170 million funding round, announces new partnership with Visa
Visa and Branch International, have announced a partnership that will see virtual Visa prepaid debit cards offered to over 2…
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Partech Africa Report: African tech startups raised US$1.163 billion in equity funding in 2018
African tech startups raised a total of US$1.163 billion in equity funding in 2018. This is according to the Partech…
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Nigeria’s Fintech Startup TeamApt closes $5.5M Series A Round To Scale Into Additional Markets
TeamApt, a Nigerian startup that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A…
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Andela raises a further $100M in new round of funding
Andela has today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding led by Generation Investment Management with participation from…
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Nigerian fintech startup Mines, secures $13M funding
Mines, a Nigerian fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets secured $13M funding. The Series A round was led by…
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Branch raises Ksh.350 Million to expand its loan product offerings in Kenya
Mobile loans company Branch International has raised Sh350m to expand its loan product offerings in Kenya. The commercial paper issuance…
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Kenya’s mSurvey Secures $3.5m Series A Investment
Kenyan SaaS Mobile Consumer Feedback Company mSurvey has announced a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture…
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