Tag: Funding
Zeepay raises $14 million equity for expansion
Ghanaian fintech company Zeepay Ghana Ltd has today announced the completion of an equity investment by pan-African investment firms Africa50, Oikocredit, Injaro, Verdant Capital...
Zeepay secures additional US$3 million from Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund has completed its fourth investment in just over two years since its closing, with a US$3 million preferred equity investment...
Uber leads $100 million funding round for Moove
Moove, a car-financing startup that allows anyone interested in ride-hailing to get a brand new car and pay in instalments over a four-year period,...
UK invites African tech startups to apply for its Pathfinder Awards
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has opened applications for African tech startups to participate in its Unicorn Kingdom: Pathfinder Awards (UKPA),...
Norrsken22 closes $205 million fund
Africa-focused venture capital firm Norrsken22 has closed its debut Africa Tech Growth Fund at $205 million, $5 million more than its $200 million goal.The VC...
Flutterwave’s founder, Olugbenga Agboola, others back Norrsken22’s $205 million tech fund
Unicorn founders including Flutterwave’s Olugbenga Agboola, Skype’s Niklas Zennström, and Delivery Hero’s Niklas Östberg, have invested in Norrsken22’s $205 million African tech fund.Norrsken22, an...
3 French footballers contribute to $3 million pre-Series A funding for...
Three French footballers have teamed up to help African creators earn more money.Jules Koundé, Aurélien Tchouameni, and Mike Maignan have all contributed to a $3...
PayDay in talks to sell after $3million raise
Nigerian fintech PayDay, after securing a $3 million seed funding round six months ago, is now in talks to be sold.
According to a member...
Ghanaian agritech start-up Complete Farmer raises $10.4 million
Ghanaian agritech Complete Farmer, which links farmers in Africa to buyers across the globe, has recently concluded $10.4 million pre-Series A funding round ($7...
Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4m to expand product offerings
Anchor, a Nigerian banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, has raised $2.4 million in seed investment. Justin Kan’s Goat Capital led the financing round, which also welcomed participation...