How to Get Sponsorship for Your Startup Only With a Term Paper
It may be hard to believe but college is the perfect time to launch your own startup. Although one doesn't have any business experience at a young age, students still [...]
Kenya’s MarketForce Raises Additional $100, 000 Funding
Kenya's B2B retail end-to-end distribution platform, MarketForce, has raised $100,000 in funding, adding to the $2 Million it raised in Pre-Series A funding last month. This latest funding now raises [...]IFC, Moove, Partner to Ease Movement in Nigeria's Largest City Lagos
Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, is widely known for its heavy traffic. Moove, an African fintech company that provides vehicle financing to customers and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have partnered [...]
Wapi Pay Secures $2.2 Million Pre-Seed Funding for Expansion
Fintech startup based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya, Wapi Pay, has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Investors [...]SWVL Eyes Nasdaq Listing After a $1.5 Billion SPAC Merger Deal with Queen's Gambit
Egyptian ride-sharing company SWVL is planning to list on the Nasdaq after entering a definitive agreement with Queen's Gambit Growth Capital to combine their businesses in a merger transaction valued [...]Accelerator Program worth KSh 5.3 Million launched for Kenya's Insurance Sector
An Accelerator Programme worth KSh 5.3 Million has been launched that aims to harness technology innovations to increase insurance coverage among low-income consumers. Applications are to be submitted before 31st [...]
Kenya-based Influencer Marketing Platform, AIfluence closes $1m in Seed Funding
Kenya-based Influencer Marketing Platform, AIfluence Inc, has closed $1 million in Seed funding round led by Dubai-based EQ2 Ventures, and joined by Antler East Africa, Nigerian VC OUI Capital, ArabyAds [...]Kenya’s MarketForce Raises $2 Million in Pre-Series A Funding
Kenya's B2B retail end-to-end distribution platform, MarketForce, has raised $2 million in its pre-Series A funding round. This brings the startup's funding to a total of $2.5 million, including its [...]Paytm Announces Plans for $2.2 Billion IPO
Paytm, India's digital payments startup is readying a $2.2. billion Initial Public Offering (IPO), and is just awaiting shareholders' approval during a July 12 meeting. If successful, this will be [...]Egypt's MaxAB Raises $40 Million in Series A Funding
Egypt's B2B food and grocery delivery startup, MaxAB, has raised $40 million in its Series A funding round, bringing the company's total investment to date to $46.2 million. Investors who [...]Drone Delivery Startup, Zipline Raises $250 Million in New Funding
Drone delivery startup, Zipline, has raised $250 million in new funding, raising its valuation to $2.75 billion. Investors who took part in this round of funding include Baillie Gifford, Temasek [...]Google Rolls Out $6 Million Programme to Support African Startups
Google has rolled out three programmes worth $6 million, seeking to support women and young entrepreneurs and innovators in at least thirteen African countries. In the first programme, the firm [...]
