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Fonbnk raises $3.5 million Seed to serve the underbanked across Africa, Latin America & Asia

Fonbnk allows anyone that uses prepaid mobile SIM cards can easily obtain cryptocurrency assets by exchanging their airtime credits.

Dream VC calling applications for bigger VC fellowships in 2022

Dream VC Is Building the Go-To Launchpad for Aspiring Investors in Africa With Their VC Fellowship Programs

26 Female Founders across Africa selected for ATV mentorship program

African Tech Vision has selected 26 female founders from across 11 African countries for a 10 week mentorship program.

Glovo launches competition for early-stage tech startups in Kenya

Glovo has organised a tech-startup competition seeking early-stage startups in Kenya who have not received more than 20,000 USD funding

M-Kopa raises KES 8.5 Billion equity funding to expand to more countries

Launched in 2011, M-KOPA’s financing platform enables underbanked customers to access a broad range of products and services without collateral…

Kune Foods launches mobile app to scale Nairobi operations

Kune foods, a Kenyan food-tech startup, has announced the official commencement of operations with four locations in Nairobi.

MarketForce, Kenya’s B2B Marketplace, raises  $40M Series A

MarketForce was co-founded by Tesh Mbaaby and Mesongo Sibuti in 2018. It is now a leading B2B commerce and fintech…

Flutterwave promises more than payments in latest rebrand

Africa's highest valued startup, Flutterwave, has unveiled a significant rebrand following the $250M Series D funding last week.

M-Tiba partners with Private Hospitals to expand loans to healthcare providers

M-TIBA has today partnered with the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals (KAPH) in a bid to expand their healthcare financing…

Nigeria’s Earnipay raises $4M Seed to provide on-demand salaries to employees in Africa

Earnipay has raised $4 million seed funding. The startup seeks to provide employees with zero-interest on-demand salaries across Africa.

SweepSouth, on-demand home cleaning service, launches ‘Connect’ in Kenya 

SweepSouth Connect is a service that connects customers to highly-rated professionals for all their fixing and home maintenance needs.

Flutterwave now valued at over $3B after closing $250M series D Funding

Flutterwave is now the highest valued African startup. Its valuation has more than tripled since its last funding round in…

Moove partners with CFAO Motors to support entrepreneurs in Ghana & Nigeria

Moove has announced it is partnering with CFAO Motor to support mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria.

America’s Everstrong Capital acquires majority stake in Kenya’s Cell Tower Company

SealTowers Limited, a licensed Kenyan Cell Tower Company, and Everstrong Capital announced on Thursday the signing of an agreement that…

MyMovies.Africa launches seed round for $0.5 Million after Ninja Accelerator Program

MyMovies.Africa has over the last 12 weeks participated in the intensive NINJA Initiative Program to prepare it for investment.

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