Nigerian rewards startup ThankUCash raises $5.3m seed round for expansion
Nigerian multi-merchant rewards platform ThankUCash has raised US$5.3 million in seed funding as it plans…
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Tom Jackson
Passionate about the vibrant tech startups scene in Africa, Tom can usually be found sniffing out the continent's most exciting new companies and entrepreneurs, funding rounds and any other developments within the growing ecosystem.
3 Egyptian ed-tech startups secure funding from EdVentures, ASRT
Egypt-based ed-tech startups OBM Education, Super Fny and Crafty Workshop have raised funding from EdVentures…
Egyptian fintech startups invited to apply for Orange Ventures seed challenge
VC firm Orange Ventures has opened applications for its “Seed Challenge – Fintech Egypt”, which…
Nigerian fintech startup BFREE raises $1.7m pre-Series A funding round
Nigerian credit management fintech startup BFREE has raised a US$1.7 million pre-Series A funding round…
Egyptian e-commerce logistics startup Sprint processes 1m shipments in two years
Egyptian e-commerce logistics startup Sprint has processed one million shipments since its launch in 2019.…
Applications open for Ashoka health-focused accelerator
Social entrepreneurship network Ashoka and pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim have opened applications for their accelerator…
Egyptian e-commerce startup Gahez raises $2m pre-seed funding
Egyptian B2B fashion e-commerce startup Gahez has raised a US$2 million pre-seed funding round to…
Nigeria’s Fixit45 launches one-stop-shop platform for car owners
Nigerian startup Fixit45 has launched its one-stop-shop platform for car owners, helping to connect them…
Nigerian startups invited to apply for Oxford-developed programmes
Aspiring entrepreneurs and innovation-driven startups based in Nigeria are invited to apply for two new…
Meet the Investor: William Bao Bean, SOSV
Founded in 1995, US-based VC firm SOSV has more than 1,000 portfolio companies and about…