Kenya's Amitruck Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding
Kenyan tech-enabled logistics platform, Amitruck, has raised $4 million in seed funding, bringing the total funds raised to date to $5 million. Investors who took part in the funding round [...]
Norrsken, VCs 30 Unicorn Founders set up $200 Million Fund for Startups in Africa
Norrsken Foundation has teamed up with thirty unicorn founders and a couple of venture capital and private equity investors to launch a $200 million fund targeted at growth-stage African startups. [...]Nigeria's Bamboo Raises $15 Million in Series A Funding Round
Nigerian fintech startup, Bamboo, has raised $15 million in its Series A round of funding, seeking to accelerate its growth, move into new markets and launch more products. Investors who [...]Tanzania's NALA Raises $10 Million in its Seed Round of Funding
Tanzania's cross-border payments fintech startup has raised $10 million in its seed round of funding, seeking to expand across Africa in 2022. Investors who took part in this round of [...]Sandbox Launches $50 Million Metaverse Accelerator Program
The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming metaverse has launched a $50 million Metaverse Accelerator Program, targetting 100 startups to enhance the open metaverse. With applications now open and the first [...]Video Interview; Celo Founder in Residence Charles Nichols Breaks down Web 3
Charles Nicholsis theFounder in ResidenceatCelo, an open platform that makes financial tools accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Charles previously served as theCTO and Co-FounderatSunCulture, the only SME globally [...]
Cold Calling Mistakes You Should Avoid
People hang up on me all the time Others don't answer It's a waste of time These are but some complaints you'll hear from sales teams that attempt cold calling [...]Dynamic duo that did 33 deals announce African tech-focused SPAC for 2022
Investment banker Vishal Agarwal and corporate lawyer Raj Kulasingam, who have been actively investing in African startups since 2017, plan to list a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) targeting to [...]Zanifu, a Kenyan Fintech Startup Secures US$1Million Seed Funding
Zanifu, a Kenyan fintech firm has secured US$ 1 Million in seed funding that it intends to stock-finance micro, small and medium sized enterprises in Kenya as it also eyes [...]
Kenya's Lipa Later Raises $12 Million in Pre-Series A Funding
Kenya's pay-as-you-go startup, Lipa Later, has raised $12 million in its pre-series A round of funding. The new funding adds to an undisclosed investment in 2020 by Tokyo-headquartered Uncovered Fund. Investors [...]Top tips from Africa’s Most Active Angel Investors
In 2021, investments into African startups hit new record highs at over $4 billion compared to $1.5 Billion in 2020 according to a recent report by Techcrunch. With the boom [...]CMA Admits Investment Advisor Waanzilishi Capital Limited to its Regulatory Sandbox
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) today announced the admission of Waanzilishi Capital Limited to the Regulatory Sandbox. The addition of the license investment advisor behind robo-advisory platform Ndovu brings the [...]
