Entrepreneurship

Swvl Inc. Egypt’s Uber for buses has announced plans to go public after its merger with SPAC Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, the combined public …

Wapi Pay, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Making international transfers …

Cairo-based Credit Card management platform and fintech startup CreditFins has successfully acquired an undisclosed amount in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Flat6Labs, AUC Angels, TA Telecom Holding, and other …

Blockchain startup Biconomy, which was founded by Indians, has raised $9 million (approximately Rs. 67 crore) in a private funding round led by DACM and Mechanism Capital. Other investors, including …

Kuda Bank, a Nigerian FinTech startup notched $55 million in a Series B funding round at a $500 million valuation as the digital bank seeks to expand into other countries …

Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company in its …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to the economic success of many countries, especially developing countries. They are the backbone of most economies. Globally, SMEs makeup about 90% of …

Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa’s most prolific and active early-stage investors in tech startups, has announced the launch of Voltron Capital – a Pan-African pre-seed & seed firm for elite …

Taager, an Egyptian social e-commerce startup, has raised a US$6.4 million seed funding round to help it scale its platform and expand across the Middle East. This round was led …

Nigerian fintech and lending startup Lidya has announced the completion of its $8.3 million pre-Series B funding round. Alitheia Capital led the investment through its uMunthu Fund with the participation …