Entrepreneurship

Cairo-based B2B e-commerce marketplace Fatura has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A co-led by Sawari Ventures and Arzan Venture Capital, it announced today. Egypt Ventures, EFG-EV, Cairo Angels, and …

For most startups, the hardest early challenge is identifying a market and a product to serve it. That wasn’t the case for Nubank CEO David Velez, who understood the massive …

Fraud safety startup nSure AI has raised $6.8 million in seed funding, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance coverage, AXA-backed enterprise builder Kamet, Moneta Seeds and personal buyers. The spherical will …

Speedaf express a leading China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, officially announced the completion of its Round A+ financing. This round of financing was led by TRUSTBRIDGE, followed by northern light …

Africa’s Business Heroes joins other partners from across Africa to identify and support talented African entrepreneurs for the 2021 prize competition; this is as a result of a strong level …

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has partnered with DEG, the German development financial institution supporting the private sector …

Chipper Cash, a fintech startup that facilitates cross-border payment across Africa has raised $100 million in a Series C round led by Silicon Valley Bank’s investment arm. Joining SVB Capital …

Ledn, a cryptocurrency lending and savings platform based in Canada, has managed to raise $30 million in its latest funding round. The money raised will be used to expand its …

The Ethiopian government has awarded a telecom service license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia, a consortium of telecom companies. The consortium, which includes Vodafone, Vodacom, Safaricom, Sumitomo Corporation, and …

API fintech startup, Mono, has announced a raise of $2 million in seed funding to power the internet economy in Africa. The investment comes nine months after the company raised …