Orca Fraud raises $2.35m to scale its fight against fraud across Africa

South African fintech Orca Fraud has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by Norrsken22 to expand real-time fraud intelligence for banks and fintechs across Africa.

10 African VC firms you should know in 2026

Discover 10 leading African VC firms in 2026, their focus areas, funds, ticket sizes, and portfolio companies shaping startup funding across Africa.

The end of easy money: Inside African tech’s brutal reckoning

The answer from the panel of investors was blunt: The money didn't just disappear; it got smarter, more demanding, and profoundly risk-averse.

Norrsken22 raises $205 million to back African fintech and edtech startups

Pan-African venture capital firm, Norrsken22 has closed its $205 million Africa Tech Growth Fund to back fintech, edtech and healthtech startups.

The Investors’ Corner — Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22

In this edition of The Investor’s Corner, we caught up with Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22—an African tech growth fund backed by over 30 unicorn founders including the founder of Klarna, Skype and Flutterwave.

The Investors’ Corner — Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22

In this edition of The Investor’s Corner, we caught up with Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22—an African tech growth fund backed by over 30 unicorn founders including the founder of Klarna, Skype and Flutterwave.