MYDAWA, a Kenyan e-pharmacy startup, has received a $1.2 million grant from the Gates Foundation
MYDAWA, a Kenyan e-health startup, has been awarded a US$1.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agri-tech startup, has raised $1.1 million in funding
Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agri-tech startup, has raised US$1.1 million in funding to support its national expansion and roll out…
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SA tech talent marketplace OfferZen raises $5.1m Series A funding to Penetrate Into European markets
OfferZen, a South African tech talent marketplace, has raised a EUR4.5 million (US$5.1 million) Series A funding round to further…
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Salpha Energy, a Nigerian solar energy business, has obtained a $1 million investment for solar home system distribution
All On, a Shell-backed impact investing organization, has invested $1 million in Salpha Energy, a Nigerian producer of clean and…
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Fleeti, a Senegalese fleet management startup, has raised $1.1 million to improve fleet management in Africa
Fleeti, a Senegalese fleet management startup, has raised $1.1 million in a seed round headed by Newfund, Groupe Clim, Janngo,…
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Sabi, a Nigerian B2B marketplace, earns $6 million in a bridge round and extends to Kenya
Sabi, a B2B marketplace, has announced the completion of a $6 million bridge round to support its continuing rapid expansion…
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OnePipe, a Nigerian financial services company, raises $3,500,000 to enhance its operations
OnePipe, a Nigerian fintech startup, has acquired $3,500,000 in seed funding to expand operations throughout Africa, bridge financial gaps, and…
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Asilimia, a Kenyan fintech, raises $2 million in a pre-seed round with plans to extend loans to MSMEs and expand in East Africa
According to data from Kenya’s bureau of statistics, informal businesses power the country’s economy, accounting for 33.8 percent of GDP…
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Treepz, a Nigerian MaaS startup, has closed a $2.8 million seed round to fund its east African expansion.
Treepz (formerly Plentywaka), a Nigeria-based Mobility-as-a-Service platform, has acquired Ugabus, a Ugandan bus company that aggregates inter-city bus operators. While…
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Ingressive Capital provides funding to Nigeria’s Mecho Autotech
Mecho Autotech, a Nigerian startup, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from venture capital firm Ingressive Capital in order…
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Career 180, an Egyptian ed-tech startup, has received a $200k investment.
Career 180, a Cairo-based ed-tech platform, has raised US$200,000 from EdVentures to expand its services and user reach. Career180, which…
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KIWE, an Egyptian fintech startup, has received funding to help it expand.
Egyptian fintech start-up KIWE has been working on venture capital strategies to support key investments to drive growth. Founded in…
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Nigerian Mobility Startup Shuttlers Raises $ 1.6 Million in African Seed Round
Nigerian tech-enabled mobility startup Shuttlers has raised a US$1.6 million seed round and shared plans to scale operations across cities…
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PesaChoice and Viebeg based in Rwanda have raised seed funding from the Kigali-based Norrsken Foundation.
Rwanda’s technology start-ups PesaChoice and Viebeg have raised seed funding from the Kigali-based Norrsken Foundation. Founded in 2016 by Niklas…
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The Nigerian money transfer startup Aboki Africa is raising start-up capital
Nigerian money transfer startup Aboki Africa has raised a round of seed capital to help the team grow and expand…
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South Africa security startup AURA raises $4m Series A funding round
South African security and medical response marketplace AURA has secured a ZAR62 million (US$4 million) Series A funding round to…
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Uganda’s Zembo gets $3.4m investment to scale electric motorcycle business
Zembo, a Ugandan electric mobility startup, has obtained a $3.4 million investment grant to expand its electric motorcycle company in…
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Nigeria’s e-health startup DrugStoc raises $4.4m Series A funding to expand coverage
Nigerian e-health startup DrugStoc has raised US$4.4 million in Series A funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing…
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Egyptian mobility assistance startup BlinkApp raises 6-figure pre-seed round
Cairo-based mobility assistance startup BlinkApp has raised a six-figure US dollar pre-seed funding round to finance its ambitious expansion plans….
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African startups with climate-focused solutions can apply for new GSMA fund
African startups with solutions in the climate sector are invited to apply for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience…
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Healthcare startup, Africa Health Holdings closes $18,000,000 Series A round
Healthcare startup, Africa Health Holdings, has secured $18,000,000 in a Series A round to expand operations across Ghana, Kenya and…
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Nigerian ecommerce startup Chooya receives $100k, support from Entrepreneurship World Cup
Nigerian Aba-based e-commerce startup Chooya has secured US$100,000 cash and a further US$850,000 in programme support from Entrepreneurship World Cup. …
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SA insurtech startup Root raises $3m seed funding round
Root, a Cape Town-based startup building infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, has closed a US$3 million seed funding round…
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Kenyan ed-tech startup Craydel raises $1m pre-seed round
Kenyan ed-tech startup Craydel has raised a US$1 million pre-seed round of funding as it bids to democratise access to…
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Semicolon Africa, a Nigerian edtech startup, has raised $1.2 million in seed funding
Semicolon Africa, a Nigerian startup focused on developing software engineering talent, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round…
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Sympl an Egyptian startup secures A15 backing to offer “buy now, pay later” service
Egyptian startup Sympl, a buy now, pay later service that allows merchants to sell products and services directly to customers…
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Rabbit an Egyptian logistics startup raises $11m pre-seed round
Egyptian startup Rabbit, an on-demand delivery company delivering groceries, cosmetics, electronics and more using dark stores, has raised a US$11…
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Kenyan quizzing startup mSwali raises pre-seed funding round
Kenyan quizzing startup mSwali has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding round to enable it to expand its mSwali Quiz MVP…
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MFS Africa raises $100M Series C for fintech expansion across Africa
MFS Africa has raised US$100 million Series C through an equity and debt financing round. The fundraising marks another milestone in…
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Graudates of South Africa’s Grindstone Accelerator to enjoy $6.5m funding
South African VC firm Grindstone Ventures has launched a ZAR100 million (US$6.5 million) fund dedicated to predominantly funding startups that…
