Lami, a Kenyan Insurance Technology Company, has secured $1.8 million in seed funding to expand its operations across the continent.With a penetration rate of 3%, according to a McKinsey study, l...
Less than a year after a $1 million pre-seed round, Nigerian startup, Okra, has raised another $3.5 in seed investment. This round was led by Susa Ventures - a US-based seed-stage venture fund, and Ac...
One of the things that have become popular in recent times, is funding opportunities for Black businesses and founders, especially those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. KINETIC Conference is a n...
Nigeria-based fintech startup Appzone has raised $10 million in Series A round. The startup has gotten more attention in recent times are more companies jump on the train to redefining banking solutio...
Applications for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield have begun and will run through September 2021. The event will hold at TC Disrupt and will last from September 21 to 23.According to TechCrunch’s ...
Sequoia Capital India on Thursday announced the success of its second seed fund at $195 million.According to the company, the second seed fund will be committed to backing talented entrepreneurs acros...
A summer 2020 Y Combinator-backed Nigerian tech startup, Afriex today announced the success of its $1.2 million seed round. The seed will opportune Afriex the privilege to extend its operations and se...
This week Google announced that it would donate $2.35 million to several Black-owned tech firms across Atlanta. These selected startups are recognized as the next Silicon Valley for Black-owned startu...
Stripes bought Paystack in an all-cash deal for $200 million. The deal will allow Stripes to expand its business in Africa and it will also allow stripes to be able to compete with other payment pro...
Squire Technologies announced on June 9, that it raised $34 million in Series B funding led by CRV, and had in attendance other organizations including San Francisco 49ers organization, Tiger Global, ...