In August 2020, Egyptian fintech Paymob announced that it raised $3.5 million to improve its capacity and acquire more merchants to use its payments services. That mission has now received additional funding, bringing the startup to a formal Series A close of $18.5 million. The round was led by Global Ventures, a venture capital firm […]
Next Wave: She can capitalize Calendly’s Tope Awotona was made in Lagos JANUARY 31, 2021 This newsletter is a weekly in-depth analysis of tech and innovation in Africa that will serve as a post-pandemic guide. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox every Sunday at 3 pm WAT Hello, “I am the best […]
In this year’s third quarter, Tambua Health, Releaf and Evolve Credit joined a host of other startups on the portfolio of the Future Africa fund. The Nigerian early stage investment firm formalised and announced deals in 9 startups within the period, spending $1million. They expect to do just as much business in Q4, according to […]
You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platforms in Africa. Whether you are looking for knowledge on getting your African film on Netflix, raising a seed round or finishing an online design course, we are covering all that. — After checking Jumia and Amazon for the price of […]
Since January this year, Pariti has been positioning itself as a technology partner for investors and startups who need dependable advisory services. The Kenya-based startup has been working on an online platform on which freelance consultants are tasked with performing deal management and due diligence functions for companies. The private alpha version of the platform […]
You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platforms in Africa. Whether you are looking for knowledge on getting your African film on Netflix, raising a seed round or finishing an online design course, we are covering all that. — Between February and August 2020, Lateral Capital made a […]