Nigerian identity verification startup, Identitypass, has announced the close of a $2.8 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital. This is coming months after ….
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Africa’s payment company, Interswitch, has raised $110 million in investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital. The investment will boost Interswitch’s plans to expand the digital payments ecosystem ….
B2B eCommerce and embedded finance platform in Africa, TradeDepot, has appointed former Coca Cola HBC Nigeria Executive, Chidi Akubuiro as its Managing Director for Anglophone West ….
Egypt-based fintech Paymob has raised $50 million in Series B funding, led by Kora Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Clay Point. Other investors in the round include Helios ….
Emerging markets focused early-stage venture capital firm, Rali_cap, has launched a $30 million fund. Last month, the firm, formerly known as Rally Cap Ventures, reached ….
Hello Tractor, a Nigerian tractor-booking platform, has secured $1 million in funding from Heifer International to provide loans for tractor purchases. Farmers will repay with ….
Eden Life, Africa’s first home concierge services scheduling platform has acquired Lynk, a Kenyan gig marketplace in a move that will see Eden Life expand ….
Techstars, one of the most influential accelerators in Africa has announced the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator for early-stage fintech and proptech startups across the ….
Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup that provides clean energy in Africa, has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra, in a deal ….
Nigeria-based fintech startup, Afriex has announced the close of a $10 million Series A round to expand its blockchain money transfer platform. This funding round ….