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YC-backed Identitypass, fighting fraud & cybercrime in Africa collects $2.8M
The Lagos-based startup Identitypass providing compliance and security infrastructure for African businesses has just recently secured $2.8M in…
Fintech Paymob grabs $50M in largest Egyptian Series B round
Paymob, an Egyptian market-leading omni-channel merchant financial services platform, has grabbed $50 million in Series B funding. With…
The NEAR Foundation launches regional hub in Africa’s Silicon Savannah
The Swiss non-profit overseeing the governance and development of the NEAR protocol, the world’s fastest-growing carbon-neutral blockchain, is…
Sun King, the company powering off-grid homes with affordable solar, pockets $260M as it expands globally
Sun King, the world’s largest provider of solar energy products for off-grid homes in Africa and Asia, has…
This founder quit his UK job, returned to Nigeria and raised $5M to digitise cross-border trade in Africa
A digital freight forwarding company, OnePort 365, which makes it easier to move cargo to, from and within…
Female-led edtech SAYNA scoops $600K for gamifying and micro-tasking coding for companies to students
SAYNA, the video game for learning tech professionals that automatically connects its learners to remunerative IT micro-tasks has…
Nigeria’s ETAP zips $1.5M to make buying car insurance digital and smart
Nigeria-headquartered ETAP, an insurtech startup, which makes it easier to buy and claim insurance, has secured $1.5 million…
Umba; Monzo founder backed fintech snaps $15M to expand across Africa
Umba, a digital banking startup based in Lagos, Nigeria, has just closed $15M in Series A funding, almost…
WooCommerce co-founder among $15M CredPal backers, furthering BNPL in Africa
The buy-now-pay-later(BNPL) startup, CredPal, has recently announced closing a debt financing and bridge round amounting to $15M. This…