| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.11.2023 | uqudo-TECH5 Technology Successfully Used for Elections in Om... | uqudo in Partnership with TECH5 Provided its Biometric-Based Digital ID Platform for Electronic Voti... |
| 07.11.2023 | Venture Forward: How This VC Fund Got To 133 Startups In 22 ... | Launch Africa, a leading early-stage pan-African venture capital fund has invested in 133 startups i... |
| 07.11.2023 | Solving the Significant Funding Gap for Venture Capital with... | AVCA speaks with Zachariah George, Managing Partner and Janade du Plessis, Managing Partner at Launc... |
| 27.06.2023 | ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its fashi... | Kenyan fashion e-commerce startup ShopZetu is set to add beauty and home décor categories to its por... |
| 26.06.2023 | Kidato Selected for the 2023 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fe... | In an era marked by the rapid growth of educational technology, startups are playing a pivotal role ... |
| 09.06.2023 | Africa’s Green Economy: ‘AIR IS AN UNDERUTILIZED RESOURCE’... | Savoring the mild nippy weather in New York City, a far cry from South Africa’s autumn sun, Spencer ... |
| 08.05.2023 | Acasia Ventures leads Balad’s seven-figure pre-Seed round | Press release:
Egyptian venture capital firm Acasia Ventures led the USD seven-figure pre-seed inve... |
| 04.04.2023 | Apis Partners leads €29M (US$31M) Series A funding for Afric... | London, 4th April 2023 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“A... |
| 04.04.2023 | Shuttlers raises $4M to fuel its shared mobility solution ac... |
Image Credits: Shuttlers
Shuttlers, a Nigerian shared mobility company that allows individual and... |
| 21.02.2023 | YC-backed HR-payroll provider Workpay raises $2.7M to scale ... | The HR payroll market across the world is expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of... |
| 07.02.2023 | Gameball raises $3.5 million Seed round | Press release:
Gameball, the all-in-one customer intelligence and marketing CRM platform for consum... |
| 02.02.2023 | uqudo in partnership with TECH5 supports countries in organi... | GCC, 2nd Feb 2023: uqudo’s leading digital identity platform combined with TECH5’s top-tier facial a... |
| 16.01.2023 | Kenyan fintech Kwara raises $3M seed extension, signs deal t... | Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitizing credit unions (Saccos), more than doubled its client base last ye... |
| 11.01.2023 | Shopstar launches Flick Live, Africa’s first live shopping a... | South Africa-founded e-commerce platform Shopstar has launched the first live shopping app in Africa... |
| 09.01.2023 | Nigerian agritech Releaf gets more capital as it launches ne... | Releaf, a Nigerian agritech startup that supplies ingredients (starting with the oil palm) to consum... |
| 05.12.2022 | Egypt’s Sideup raises $1.2m to grow its e-commerce platform... | Sideup, the MENA region’s platform for e-commerce services has announced the completion of a $1.2m s... |
| 26.11.2022 | MarketForce: Building an Operating System for Merchants in A... | By Stephen Ciesinski, Lucy Montgomery
2022 | Case No. E809 | Length 21 pgs.
Tesh Mbaabu started Ma... |
| 26.11.2022 | Consumer finance app Djamo eyes Francophone Africa expansion... | Last February, Djamo announced that it got accepted into Y Combinator, the first from Ivory Coast. M... |
| 23.11.2022 | Tanzania’s YC alum Ramani raises $32M to digitize CPG supply... | Ramani, a Tanzanian startup focused on consumer-packaged goods (CPG) supply chains, plans to introdu... |
| 10.11.2022 | Nigerian Money App Kuda Launches in UK | The Nigerian money app Kuda, announced Wednesday (Nov. 9) that it is launching in the U.K. as part o... |
| 04.10.2022 | Spleet secures $2.6M seed to scale its residential rent-focu... | The urban population of Nigeria constituted 48% of the country’s population, according to the United... |
| 28.09.2022 | YC-backed fintech Numida raises $12.3M led by Serena Venture... | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa make up the bulk — over 90% — of bus... |
| 28.09.2022 | Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner fo... | Ivorian payments-led fintech startup Julaya has extended its pre-Series A round by $5 million. The c... |
| 09.09.2022 | Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-... | Africa is the world’s third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more t... |
| 03.08.2022 | SA gaming startup Skrmiish secures $2.5m seed round to speed... | The Cape Town-based Skrmiish, a mobile “play-to-earn” app that enables gamers of every level to earn... |
| 20.07.2022 | Sudanese fintech Bloom nabs $6.5M, backed by Y Combinator, G... | Bloom, a Sudan-based fintech that offers a high-yield savings account and adjacent digital banking s... |
| 16.07.2022 | South Africa’s Largest Student Housing Start-Up Secures Inve... | DigsConnect.com has secured backing from Launch Africa, Goodwater Capital, Five35 Ventures and Delta... |
| 15.07.2022 | Launch Africa Ventures to invest in early-stage tech start-u... | The Money Show with Bruce Whitfield
Guest: Janade du Plessis.
https://omny.fm/shows/the-money-show... |
| 06.07.2022 | Zuri Health Closes Pre Seed Round at $1.3m | Zuri Health, the digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has com... |
| 14.06.2022 | Launch Africa, the VC firm that has backed over 100 startups... | Pan-African venture capital fund Launch Africa Ventures today is announcing the close of its $36.3 m... |
| 25.05.2022 | Blockchain entertainment company, AMP Global, raises $5.6 mi... | AMP Global Technologies, a blockchain-based video entertainment platform, has raised a $5.6 million ... |
| 18.05.2022 | Zuri Health Closes Pre Seed Round at $1.3m | Zuri Health, the digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has com... |
| 07.05.2022 | Newly launched African recruitment platform attracts venture... | Venture capital firm Launch Africa has invested in pan-African recruitment firm Homecoming Revolutio... |
| 07.05.2022 | French-Malagasy start-up Sayna raises $600k | Orange Ventures, the Orange Group’s multi-stage know-how funding fund, Launch Africa Ventures, a pan... |
| 07.05.2022 | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito raises $2.7m seed fundi... | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base i... |
| 07.05.2022 | Strove, a South African employee wellness firm, plans to exp... | Strove, founded in 2020 by Chris Bruchhausen in collaboration with venture builder The Delta, is an ... |
| 07.05.2022 | Nigerian Fintech Startup Afriex Raises $10 Million For Its B... | When Tope Alabi moved back to Nigeria in 2019 after 20 years in the U.S., he knew he wanted to start... |
| 20.04.2022 | MarketForce raises $40 million Series A, introduces BNPL mer... | MarketForce, the retail B2B and end-to-end distribution platform founded in Kenya, has raised $40 mi... |
| 12.04.2022 | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito raises $2.7m seed fundi... | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base i... |
| 11.04.2022 | Newly launched African recruitment platform attracts venture... | Venture capital firm Launch Africa has invested in pan-African recruitment firm Homecoming Revolutio... |
| 07.04.2022 | Strove, a South African employee wellness firm, plans to exp... | Strove, founded in 2020 by Chris Bruchhausen in collaboration with venture builder The Delta, is an ... |
| 22.03.2022 | Almashari Former Legal Consultant in the Saudi Government Ap... | With vast legal experience advising some of the largest Saudi companies on how to start and scale in... |
| 12.03.2022 | Wattnow raises $1.3 million in pre-Series A round | Press release:
Wattnow, an African Tunis-based IoT smart energy management solution, closed a $1.3 ... |
| 09.03.2022 | Wattnow raises $1.3 million in pre-Series A round | Press release:
Wattnow, an African Tunis-based IoT smart energy management solution, closed a $1.3 ... |
| 13.02.2022 | Zach George: From Wall Street to investing in African startu... | 2010 was a watershed moment in football. For the first time, the World Cup was hosted by an African ... |
| 01.02.2022 | Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform Amitruck raises $4 mi... | The shipping business in Africa has for years been inefficient and costly due to the traditional way... |
| 30.01.2022 | BBC Hard Talk with Zach George on the African Venture Fundin... | Zachariah George, Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures (Africa’s leading early-stage venture c... |
| 26.01.2022 | True or False: Early Stage Capital | On our Grit & Growth masterclass on raising capital, featuring Zach George, general partner at L... |
| 24.01.2022 | Kenyan fintech Zanifu nabs $1M to bridge MSME financing gap,... | Kenyan fintech Zanifu is set to upgrade its platform and grow the number of micro, small and medium ... |
| 19.01.2022 | Kenyan fintech Zanifu nabs $1M to bridge MSME financing gap,... | Kenyan fintech Zanifu is set to upgrade its platform and grow the number of micro, small and medium ... |
| 12.01.2022 | Medical records at your fingertips with Egyptian company Byp... | https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/01/11/bypa-ss-medical-records-egypt-spc-intl.cnn?utm_source=c... |
| 07.01.2022 | Nigerian ethical credit-recovery fintech Bfree secures $1.7M... | Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech has embarked on global expansion after raising $1.7 mill... |
| 21.12.2021 | 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 ... |
| 09.12.2021 | Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Br... | The Kenyan fintech Kwara was launched in 2019 to help credit unions (savings and credit cooperatives... |
| 27.11.2021 | Fixit45 acquires Parkit, unveils subscription-based VIP prog... |
The acquisition further demonstrates Fixit45 ‘s stated commitment to facilitating value-creating i... |
| 26.11.2021 | Fixit45 acquires Parkit, unveils subscription-based VIP prog... |
The acquisition further demonstrates Fixit45 ‘s stated commitment to facilitating value-creating i... |
| 16.11.2021 | Nigerian shared mobility startup Shuttlers raises $1.6M, pla... | Shared transportation in Nigeria, Africa’s largest country by population, is a thriving business, at... |
| 04.11.2021 | Edtech Startup, Semicolon Africa, Raises $1.2 Million in See... | Semicolon Africa, an EdTech startup, creating employment and economic opportunities by training soft... |
| 03.11.2021 | African founders lead Payhippo’s $3m seed investment | There’s a new exciting trend in the African tech ecosystem; it’s African founders backing fellow fou... |
| 03.11.2021 | Kasookoo Communications Raises $500,000 | Kasookoo Communications announces a successful seed raise worth $500,000, led by angel investor Sout... |
| 03.11.2021 | Local Venture Capitalists Impacting Africa Venture Capital M... | The African Venture Capital Market over the past few years has seen major developments and an increa... |
| 03.11.2021 | Bypa-ss raises $1M pre-seed to expand health tech product ac... | Digital healthcare continues to thrive globally following the effects of the pandemic last year, but... |
| 02.11.2021 | Kasookoo Communications Raises $500,000 in seed round | - |
| 01.11.2021 | Kasookoo Communications Raises $500,000 | Kasookoo Communications announces a successful seed raise worth $500,000, led by angel investor Sout... |
| 25.10.2021 | Kuda, the African challenger bank, raises $55M at a $500M va... | Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup that is taking on incumbents in the country ... |
| 25.10.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 ... |
| 25.10.2021 | RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfei... | Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. One-tenth of th... |
| 25.10.2021 | 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, pl... |
| 25.10.2021 | Nigerian digital freight provider MVX lands $1.3M | In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely... |
| 25.10.2021 | Ivorian fintech Julaya raises $2M to digitize business payme... | There are over 1 billion mobile money accounts globally. Africa leads the way in transaction value a... |
| 25.10.2021 | Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round | Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round To Save More Lives and Secure The Pharmaceutical & FMCG Indu... |
| 25.10.2021 | Kenya’s MarketForce raises $2M | A 2016 study by global consultancy PwC states that an estimated 90% of sales in Africa’s major econo... |
| 25.10.2021 | 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 Afric... |
| 25.10.2021 | Omnibiz gets $3M to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply c... | Despite the prevalence of shopping malls and the emergence of VC-backed e-commerce companies like Ju... |
| 25.10.2021 | The investors rocking 2021 so far👨🎤 | This week we thought we’d look at the investors that have been involved in the most deals so far thi... |
| 30.09.2021 | K-12 School digital infrastructure, Edves raises $575,000 US... | Edves is an Education Technology company that serves African k-12 schools by digitizing learning and... |
| 30.09.2021 | Senegalese logistics startup Yobante Express raises $1.2m se... | Senegalese delivery startup Yobante Express, an online marketplace that connects local couriers with... |
| 30.09.2021 | Egypt-based FinTech Kashat raises $1.75M | Egypt-based FinTech and microloan solutions provider Kashat has successfully raised $1.75M in its la... |
| 30.09.2021 | 🚀 Africa’s top investors of 2021 | Back by popular demand (our April post on the same topic has been our most-read so far), this week w... |
| 28.09.2021 | Senegalese logistics startup Yobante Express raises $1.2m se... | Senegalese delivery startup Yobante Express, an online marketplace that connects local couriers with... |
| 28.09.2021 | K-12 School digital infrastructure, Edves raises $575,000 US... | Edves is an Education Technology company that serves African k-12 schools by digitizing learning and... |
| 16.09.2021 | Apex Group expands relationship with Launch Africa Ventures | Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures (Launch Africa), a Pan-A... |
| 12.09.2021 | Egypt-based FinTech Kashat raises $1.75M | Egypt-based FinTech and microloan solutions provider Kashat has successfully raised $1.75M in its la... |
| 06.09.2021 | Apex Group expands relationship with Launch Africa Ventures | Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures (Launch Africa), a Pan-A... |
| 11.08.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 ... |
| 10.08.2021 | Omnibiz gets $3M to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply c... | Despite the prevalence of shopping malls and the emergence of VC-backed e-commerce companies like Ju... |
| 10.08.2021 | Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round | Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round To Save More Lives and Secure The Pharmaceutical & FMCG Indu... |
| 05.08.2021 | Nigerian digital freight provider MVX lands $1.3M | In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely... |
| 02.08.2021 | Kuda, the African challenger bank, raises $55M at a $500M va... | Kuda Bank, the London-based, Nigerian-operating startup that is taking on incumbents in the country ... |
| 28.07.2021 | Ivorian fintech Julaya raises $2M to digitize business payme... | There are over 1 billion mobile money accounts globally. Africa leads the way in transaction value a... |
| 21.07.2021 | 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, pl... |
| 21.07.2021 | 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, pl... |
| 20.07.2021 | RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfei... | Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. One-tenth of th... |
| 08.07.2021 | Kenya’s MarketForce raises $2M | A 2016 study by global consultancy PwC states that an estimated 90% of sales in Africa’s major econo... |
| 17.06.2021 | 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 Afric... |
| 19.04.2021 | The investors rocking 2021 so far👨🎤 | This week we thought we’d look at the investors that have been involved in the most deals so far thi... |
