Nigeria’s Plentywaka expands ride-hailing service into Delta State
Nigerian bus-hailing app Plentywaka has launched WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers for…
Monthly Archives: November, 2020
Fintech startup Raseedy launches Egypt’s 1st licensed independent digital wallet
Egyptian fintech startup Raseedy has launched its country’s first independent digital wallet, filling a gap…
Meet the Investor: Kurt Scherer, C5 Capital
The London-headquartered VC firm C5 Capital has a portfolio of 80 companies operating on every…
SA online retailer Yebo Fresh raises Series A funding to expand nationwide
Cape Town-based online retailer Yebo Fresh, which delivers food and household goods to communities and…
Kenya’s QuickBus set for West African expansion after huge growth in existing markets
Kenyan mobility startup QuickBus is gearing up to launch in Nigeria and Ghana after witnessing…
Nigerian social payments app Bundle launches operations in Ghana
Nigerian social payments app for cash and cryptocurrencies Bundle has launched operations in Ghana, and…
SA ed-tech startup The Student Hub raises $2.9m from Naspers Foundry
South African ed-tech startup The Student Hub has become the fourth startup to secure backing…
Nigerian startup Autochek secures $3.4m pre-seed funding round
Nigerian automotive technology company Autochek has raised a US$3.4 million pre-seed funding round to help…
Egyptian website builder Wuilt raises $535k funding, plans to launch e-commerce platform
Egyptian startup Wuilt, a SaaS Arabic website builder where users can create their own professional…
Ride-hailing startup SafeBoda quits Kenya, citing impact of COVID-19
Motorcycle-hailing startup SafeBoda is pulling out of Kenya, in a move it is blaming on…