Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
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Founded in 2019 by Henry Mascot and John Dada, Curacel has raised a $3 million seed to expand into North Africa
Nigerian mobility startup, Treepz, has announced its launch in Kenya and an additional $1.2 million investment.
Launched in 2020 by Brian Dempsey and Chandra Singh, the company plans to continue partnering with Southern African banks to offer new services while scaling in Kenya.
Founded in 2016, the company will also use the funds to scale its operations in Benin and Burkina Faso.
Kenya’s BuuPass raises $1.3 million pre-seed to digitise Kenya’s public transport sector for operators and their customers.
Egyptian healthtech startup, Yodawy, has raised $16 million in a Series B round to power its Middle East and Africa expansion plans.
The company, launched in 2020, hopes its commitment to email and domain security will play a critical role in protecting companies and users from the harmful effects of email impersonation across Africa, the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
Founded by Richard Schrems (CEO), Christoph Czichna (COO) and Dragan Nikolic (CPO) in 2019, the HR tech platform will also use the funds to expand to the UAE.
Orange Ventures, the venture capital arm of Orange Group has invested $1 million into Moroccan eCommerce startup, Chari.
Remedial Health, founded by two experienced and successful businessmen, Samuel Okwuada and Victor Benjamin, raised $5.4 million in pre-seed and seed rounds in 2022. The company claims to digitise the pharmaceutical supply chain; this article shows how.
There were more biometric fraud attempts on BNPL platforms than crypto across Africa in 2022
The company will use the funds to expand its loan book and invest in technology and talent to accelerate the launch of its new digital business banking proposition.
MNT-Halan has received a $400 million investment that makes it Egypt’s first unicorn.
Kenya’s Central Bank has approved 12 extra digital lenders bringing the total number of approved lenders to 22.
Nigerian fintech startup, Clane has been granted a payment service solution licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Nigeria’s inflation rate in 2022 was 162% higher than the global average. In this article, we talked with experts to see how startups can cope with the rising costs of doing business in Nigeria.
The CBN Governor has launched AfriGo, Nigeria’s Domestic Card Scheme. Local payments may also be discontinued for VISA and Mastercard.
Studies have shown that Nigerian women face birth-related health issues during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. However, Babymigo claims to be mitigating these issues while making motherhood easier.
Two months after announcing its UK expansion, Kuda has received a licence to operate a digital bank in Pakistan.