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BBC Hard Talk with Zach George on the African Venture Funding Landscape
Zachariah George, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures (Africa’s leading early-stage venture capital fund) breaks down how we can bridge […]
True or False: Early Stage Capital
On our Grit & Growth masterclass on raising capital, featuring Zach George, general partner at Launch Africa Ventures and co-founder […]
Kenyan fintech Zanifu nabs $1M to bridge MSME financing gap, eyes Ghana, Uganda expansion
Kenyan fintech Zanifu is set to upgrade its platform and grow the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) it extends […]
Medical records at your fingertips with Egyptian company Bypa-ss
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/01/11/bypa-ss-medical-records-egypt-spc-intl.cnn?utm_source=cnn&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=cnnvid In 2019, Andrew Saad founded Bypa-ss hoping to empower patients in Egypt. With a QR code card and a […]
Nigerian ethical credit-recovery fintech Bfree secures $1.7M, expands to Asia, Europe, South America and across Africa
Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech has embarked on global expansion after raising $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round, […]
Nigeria’s Payhippo raises $3 million in seed funding
Payhippo has announced a seed round raise of $3 million its seed round funding of $3 million led by some […]
Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions
The Kenyan fintech Kwara was launched in 2019 to help credit unions (savings and credit cooperatives societies, SACCOs) in the East African […]
Fixit45 acquires Parkit, unveils subscription-based VIP programme
Leading autotech platform, Fixit45 has acquired Parkit, a network of tech enabled autocare and car wash centres, TechEconomy.ng can report. The […]
Nigerian shared mobility startup Shuttlers raises $1.6M, plans pan-African expansion
Shared transportation in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country by population, is a thriving business, at least when done the conventional way: offline. […]