The AfCFTA Secretariat and its partners announce the winners of the AfCFTA Caravan Prize

The Lagos Digital Summit 2021 is taking place at the Zone Tech Park on Friday, 26 November, 10 AM prompt. It's a must-attend.

Why Lagos Digital Summit is a must-attend

The Lagos Digital Summit 2021 is taking place at the Zone Tech Park on Friday, 26 November, 10 AM prompt. It's a must-attend.

Twiga raises $50 million, early investors receive $30 million in a secondary sale

Kenyan startup Twiga Foods raised $50 million in a Series C round. And some of its early investors received little liquidity through a $30 million secondary sale.

The Kigali International Financial Centre launches $250 million Pan-African fund

Africa’s leading destination for compliant and professional financial services and cross-border investments, the Kigali International Financial Centre launched a multi-million Dollar Pan-African fund to drive economic and social transformation across the African continent.

Payhippo announces $3 million seed funding to improve access to finance for SMEs in Nigeria

Payhippo's new funding will enhance their technology capabilities to support small businesses in Nigeria with innovative solutions to unlock sources of capital for their customers and expand their talent.

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.

Lemonade Finance raises $725k pre-seed financing to change cross-border financial services for Africans abroad.

Lemonade solves a problem that Africans in the diaspora face: sending and receiving money from their home countries in efficient, affordable, and fast ways.

Stitch hires Benjamin Dada to lead its Nigerian expansion, gets $2M seed extension

Stitch, a South Africa-based API fintech has now commenced operations in Nigeria as well as a $2M seed extension with participation from leading global fintech entrepreneurs - bringing their total seed funding to $6M.

Releaf collaborates with IITA to improve growth and sustainability in oil palm production

The partnership will enable the startup and the award-winning research-for-development organisation to explore ways to increase oil palm yields and deploy the best intercropping mechanisms.

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.