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LemFi, a remittance startup serving African immigrants, and formerly known as Lemonade Finance, has raised $53 million to accelerate its…
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), a Nairobi-based venture studio,has raised $4.5 million in seed financing, one of the largest tourism-tech rounds…
Sistema.bio, a Kenyan-based biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers worldwide, has raised $3.5 million to accelerate its expansion…
Google Country Director for East Africa Agnes Gathaiya has left the giant search firm after 4 plus years at the…
The timbuktoo MineTech Accelerator Programme, an initiative of the timbuktoo MineTech Hub designed to drive innovation in mining technology, empower…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship…
PBR Life Sciences, a life sciences and healthcare, big data aggregator has raised $1M to transform healthcare in Africa through…
Little has entered into the lucrative point-of-sale terminal market with Little Pay Point-of-Sale (PoS) as millions of Kenyans head into…
Hydrobox, a renewable energy company specializing in small-scale, run-of-river hydropower mini-grids tailored for rural and underserved communities in Africa, has…
Equator Africa Fund has received $5 million from Proparco to invest in startups addressing climate challenges across Africa. Proparco made…
Tyme Group, which runs South African digital bank TymeBank, has raised $250 million in a Series D led by Nubank,…
Tranglo, a cross-border payment hub, continues its expansion across Africa with the addition of 10 new payout countries: Benin, Cameroon,…
Eyone, a Senegalese startup specializing in digital health, has raised $1 million round of financing to enable it to consolidate…
Z, a B2B marketplace transforming Africa’s traditional retail ecosystem, has successfully closed a $1.5 million seed funding round to modernize Morocco’s…
Cauris Finance, an Africa-focused impact credit fund, has closed $40 million to expand its efforts to support socially impactful African…
Juicyway, a Nigerian payment startup has come out of stealth and announced a $3M pre-seed round to transform cross-border payments…
Cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins are not just for investments like most people have seen them but can provide payment rails needed…
Billboxx, a Nigerian billing-to-payment platform has raised $1.6m to tackle the critical cash flow challenges faced by Small and Medium…
Tizeti, a Nigerian internet service provider (ISP), has launched its FreeFiber® broadband service in Nigeria and Ghana, setting a new…
OX Delivers, the UK e-mobility startup, has raised $163 million to create its first East Africa franchise in a move…
SunCulture, a solar-powered irrigation solutions firm has partnered with Turaco Microinsurance, to launch SunCulture Protect to protect smallholder farmers using…
Bolt has launched its new grocery delivery service in Kenya to tap into the growing online on-demand grocery delivery for…
Moove, a mobility solutions firm has signed a fleet partnership with Waymo, the autonomous driving technology, in a move that…
Sturdee Energy, has raised funding from Swedfund and the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries, IFU to accelerate the expansion…
Seedstars Africa Ventures I, a venture capital fund making early-stage investments in highly scalable start-ups in Africa, has achieved a…
SAYeTECH, a Ghanaian startup has been announced as the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2024. The MAC 2024…
MENA’s seed and early-stage VC Flat6Labs has invested in 10 Saudi-based startups for the fourth cycle of the Riyadh Seed Programme,…
Ctrack has successfully completed the acquisition of Inseego’s international telematics business after it was initially announced in September 2024. The…
Four Startups from East Africa pitched at the Demo Day for the second cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator…