Startups

TopUp Mama, a Kenyan startup that connects African eateries with supplies, banking services, and business management tools, has raised US$1.7...

Identitypass, a cybersecurity, and anti-fraud startup based in Lagos have raised $2.8 million in seed funding, which it plans to...

Mylerz, an e-commerce fulfillment firm based in Cairo, has raised $9.6 million in funding.  Lorax Capital Partners, an Egypt-based private...

Kaltani, a Nigerian clean-tech plastic waste recycling company, has raised $4 million in seed funding to boost its recycling operations...

Sokowatch, a Kenyan e-commerce business that uses technology to improve the informal retail supply chain, has closed a US$125 million...

"Financial super app" Yep! has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding from pan-African VC, Greenhouse Capital, as the company launches...

MarketForce, a Nairobi-based B2B platform for consumer goods retail distribution and digital financial services in Africa, has announced the completion...

Zindi, a South African startup that operates as a professional network of data scientists, has raised a US$1 million seed...

Earnipay, a Nigerian fintech firm that provides income earners with flexible and on-demand salary access, has raised US$4 million in...

Freterium, a Moroccan startup, has acquired $4 million in seed funding to accelerate growth and service additional businesses across Africa...

Wasla, an Egyptian ecommerce startup, has raised $9 million from Contact Financial Holding, the country's largest non-bank financial services provider....

CrowdForce, a Nigerian agency banking platform, has raised a pre-Series A funding round of US$3.6 million to triple the size...