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Flutterwave halts Disha’s closure with an acquisition

Flutterwave has acquired Disha in an undisclosed deal, thereby reversing the online no-code tool's planned closure.

South Africa’s JUMO backed by Fidelity, Visa, Kingsway in latest $120M round

JUMO, a South Africa- and London-based fintech company has raised $120 million in the latest funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC.

Moove partners with Lori Systems to bridge the financing gap for Africa’s trucking and logistics industry.

Moove has partnered with Lori Systems to enable access to affordable vehicle financing within Africa’s trucking and logistics industry.

OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo to receive US $120,000 in grant funding from the Catalyst Fund

Four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo will receive US$120,000 in grant funding from the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator as part of the Accelerator's 2nd cohorts.

Chipper Cash is now a Unicorn with $150 million extension round led by FTX

Chipper Cash has earned the highly coveted unicorn badge after FTX led a $150 million extension round for the African cross-border payments company.

Jise raises $100,000 angel funding, commences food delivery in Lagos

Nigeria’s first food-only delivery platform, Jise has raised $100,000 angel investment from notable investors including, Backroom Capital — Nigeria, Winston Capital — Ireland, Jonny Enagwolor, Co-Founder Treepz Inc amongst others.

Payday becomes the first Rwandan company to join Techstars Toronto Accelerator

Payday becomes the first Rwandan company in history to join the prestigious 3-months Accelerator program that provides entrepreneurs with invaluable skills, resources, and connections to a large pool of global talent and investors.

AVPA and Investor Flow to promote impact investments in Africa

Pan-African network for social investors, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) and Investor Flow announced a strategic partnership to further promote impact investing across Africa.

Klasha launches in Ghana to facilitate cross border payments and e-commerce

Klasha, a startup that simplifies borderless payments for commerce in Africa is now in Ghana

OurPass is Redefining Online Commerce with its Checkout solution

Ourpass app is created to enhance and improve the success rates of online business sales in Africa's digital marketplace.

Andela is now a Unicorn with $200 million in Series E led by Softbank

After closing this Series E round led by Softbank, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and other investors, Andela is now valued at $1.5 billion.

TechAdvance is now Bloc

TechAdvance has rebranded to Bloc to offer a more personalized experience to its clients.