Nigerian digital bank Sparkle raises $3.1m seed round to help it scale
Nigerian startup Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services…
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Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo acquires payments platform to boost growth
Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo has acquired fintech company Shago Payments as it looks to build…
Sudanese classifieds platform alsoug raises $5m funding; round includes Egyptian unicorn Fawry
Sudanese classifieds and marketplace platform alsoug has raised US$5 million in Series A funding in…
Nigerian home concierge platform Eden Life raises $1.4m seed round
Nigerian startup Eden Life, a home services app for scheduling food, laundry and cleaning services,…
SA ed-tech startup d6 targets global growth after securing funding from local VCs
South African school management and communication startup d6 has raised an undisclosed funding round from…
French government commits further $150m funding for African tech startups
French President Emmanuel Macron has made a new EUR130 million (US$150 million) commitment to support…
SA’s DigsConnect banks $200k grant from Dell Foundation to assist low-income students
South African student housing marketplace DigsConnect has secured a ZAR3 million (US$200,000) grant from the…
AstraZeneca, RAEng partnership to boost African healthcare innovators
Global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) have announced a new…
Tunisian logistics startup Lamma raises funding from Orange Ventures
Tunisian last mile delivery startup Lamma has secured an undisclosed investment from Orange Ventures to…
16 startups named finalists for 2021 VC4A Venture Showcase
Sixteen seed and Series A level African tech startups have been named finalists for the…