Startups and Venture Capital

LAGOS, Aug 26 – Ventures Platform has closed its second institutional fund at $84 million, giving the Nigerian venture capital firm greater …

LAGOS, Aug 5 – Moove an African mobility fintech has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company …

ABUJA, July 30 – Nigerian grocery delivery startup GoLemon is shutting down after failing to raise the funding needed to keep its …

LAGOS, July 27 – African startups raised $1.44 billion during the first half of 2026, according to TechCabal Insights, broadly matching the …

NAIROBI, July 9 – Administrators have started the sale process for the assets of Koko Networks, marking the next stage in winding …

NAIROBI, June 23 – Danish non profit startup conference organiser TechBBQ has secured DKK4 million ($620,000) from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to …

JOHANNESBERG, June 2 – Africa’s Largest Electric mobility company Spiro has raised $215 million in new equity funding to support the expansion …

LAGOS, May 22 – SBP Ventures has opened applications for the inaugural Small Business Innovation Challenge, a televised entrepreneurship competition designed to …

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 9 – NjiaPay, a South African payment routing startup, has raised $2.1 million in a seed funding round as it …

CAIRO, Feb 16 – Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has secured 50 million dollars in a pre Series C funding round backed by …