Tag: Funding
Flutterwave’s founder, Olugbenga Agboola, others back Norrsken22’s $205 million tech fund
Unicorn founders including Flutterwave’s Olugbenga Agboola, Skype’s Niklas Zennström, and Delivery Hero’s Niklas Östberg, have invested in Norrsken22’s $205 million African tech fund.
Norrsken22, an...
3 French footballers contribute to $3 million pre-Series A funding for...
Three French footballers have teamed up to help African creators earn more money.
Jules Koundé, Aurélien Tchouameni, and Mike Maignan have all contributed to a $3...
PayDay in talks to sell after $3million raise
Nigerian fintech PayDay, after securing a $3 million seed funding round six months ago, is now in talks to be sold.
According to a member...
Ghanaian agritech start-up Complete Farmer raises $10.4 million
Ghanaian agritech Complete Farmer, which links farmers in Africa to buyers across the globe, has recently concluded $10.4 million pre-Series A funding round ($7...
Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4m to expand product offerings
Anchor, a Nigerian banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, has raised $2.4 million in seed investment. Justin Kan’s Goat Capital led the financing round, which also welcomed participation...
Itana raises $2 million pre-seed to build Africa’s first digital free...
Nigerian startup, Itana, formerly known as Talent City, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed that will power its dream of building Africa’s first...
Catalyst closes $40 million fund to propel climate innovation in Africa
The Catalyst Fund, a pioneering pre-seed venture capital fund and accelerator focused on driving climate resilience innovation in Africa, has announced the successful first...
Black Ostrich Ventures launches US$20 million fund for African startups
Los-Angeles-based venture capital, Black Ostrich Ventures has launched a $20 million pre-seed and seed stage fund to support African start-ups in the cleantech, supply...
Google opens applications for AI-focused Africa accelerator programme
Applications are now open for Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First, an initiative aimed at supporting African startups looking to use artificial intelligence to...
Founders Factory Africa Secures $113 Million to Propel African Tech Founders’...
Founders Factory Africa has secured an additional $113 million in funding to scale its model to better serve founders across the African tech ecosystem.
The...