Kenyan Startup, Pula Raises $6 Million in Series A Funding
Kenyan insurtech startup, Pula, has raised$6 millionin its Series A round of funding. The startup specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk smallholder farmers in Africa. Investors who took [...]
Weekly Deals Digest; Jan 13 Jan 19
In this edition of theweekly deals digest series, Ghanian fintech startup OZÉ led Africa with a $0.7 million seed fund to expand to Nigeria. India dominated the emerging markets space, [...]Nigeria’s uLesson Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Funding
Nigeria’s ed-tech startup, Ulesson, an online learning platform, has raised $7.5 million in its Series A funding round. The startup combines streaming and SD cards to minimize data streaming cost [...]Weekly Deals Digest; Jan 6 Jan 12
In this issue of theWeekly Deals Digest Series, Mauritius led Africa with the Daystar Power's $38 million Series B round. India outmuscled Brazil in emerging markets, leading the region with [...]Nigeria’s Daystar Power Raises $38 Million for Solar Access Expansion
Nigeria's Daystar Power has raised$38 millionfrom Investment Fund for Developing Countries and Morgan Stanley to expand solar access across West Africa. Furthermore, the funding will allow it to ensure its [...]Ken Njoroge to Step Down as Cellulant CEO by June 2021
Cellulant CEO Ken Njoroge will step down from the helm of the company after 18 years of leadership. Njoroge announced his upcoming transition in blog, saying that he will transition [...]Nairobi Founded Gro Intelligence Raises $85 M in Series B Round
Gro Intelligence announced that it raised $85 million in a Series B funding round led by Intel Capital and Africa Internet Ventures, with participation from family offices of Ronald Lauder [...]Weekly Deals Digest Dec 30 Jan 5
In this issue of theWeekly Deals Digest Series, food companies dominated the African investment scene while enterprise applications ruled the global deals space. Sanergy put Africa on the spotlight with [...]Top 10 Funding Deals in Africa in 2020
Fintech dominated the top funding deals in the continent, both in the number and magnitude. Briter Intelligence data shows that the sector's funding rounds amounted to approximately $1.33 billion with [...]Weekly Deals Digest Dec 23 Dec 29
In this edition of the weekly deals digest, Kenya's Capsule stood out among African investments with a $5.88 million Series A Funding. Brazil led emerging markets with a $105 million [...]Weekly Deals Digest Dec 9th 15th
In this week's deals digest, InfraCredit led Africa with a Series B investment of $27 million from Infraco Africa. Bitso led emerging markets with a $62 million investment while China's [...]AdTech Firm MediaPal Wins 2020 Most Disruptive Marketing Award
Advertising technology firm MediaPal has emerged as the overall winner under the Disruptive Marketing (Tech marketing) category at this year’s Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK) awards held in Nairobi over [...]
