Despite COVID, the deals are marching on! In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding […]
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Omnibiz gets $3M to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply chain
Despite the prevalence of shopping malls and the emergence of VC-backed e-commerce companies like Jumia, informal retail in Africa is […]
Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round
Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round To Save More Lives and Secure The Pharmaceutical & FMCG Industries We are excited to […]
Nigerian digital freight provider MVX lands $1.3M
In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely inefficient and fragmented. Merchants also struggle to […]
Kuda, the African challenger bank, raises $55M at a $500M valuation
Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup that is taking on incumbents in the country with a mobile-first, personalised and often […]
Ivorian fintech Julaya raises $2M to digitize business payments in Francophone Africa
There are over 1 billion mobile money accounts globally. Africa leads the way in transaction value and volume thanks to M-Pesa, largely used in […]
Can a motorcycle-hailing company create an African super app?
(CNN Business)Super apps have taken off in Asia, with users able to book flights, reserve hotels, play games and more […]
RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa
Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. One-tenth of this number comes from […]
Kenya’s MarketForce raises $2M
A 2016 study by global consultancy PwC states that an estimated 90% of sales in Africa’s major economies come through informal channels […]
Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises $1M pre-seed
While there has been a wave of innovation in food tech worldwide, it’s still in early days for Africa. There are […]