Topship lands a $2.5 million seed round for international shipping
The funds will be used to expand to other African countries, improve its asset-light technology and build out a proprietary global shipping infrastructure.
Venture Funding
Dream VC launches two programmes for aspiring African investors
Dream VC, an investor-accelerator, has launched Launch into Venture Capital and Investor Accelerator to train more than 50 future investors for Africa.
Susu raises $2.2 million pre-seed to make affordable healthcare accessible to Africans
Susu has raised €2 million ($2.2 million) pre-seed, comprising €1 million in equity financing, €800,000 in debt, and €200,000 in grants.
Zero To Scale: Damilola Fasawe-Aderinto — Operations Partner and Co-founder of Future Africa
In this edition of Zero To Scale, Future Africa’s co-founder and operations partner Damilola Fasawe-Aderinto talks about how startups can attract investors and the growth levers African startups should focus on.
Moove secures $10 million venture debt from NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II
Moove Africa has received a $10 million financing facility from NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II, bringing its total funding raised to $78.2 million.
Ghana-based fintech OZÉ raises $3 million pre-Series A
OZÉ, a Ghana-based fintech startup that focuses on scaling small African businesses through digitized operations and affordable capital has raised a $3 million pre-Series A round.
SeamlessHR secures $10 million in Series A funding round
SeamlessHR has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by TLcom Capital. It will use the funding to launch a new embedded finance product and add other product functionalities.
How to be an angel investor with less than $3,000 (₦1.2 million) in Nigeria
How to be an angel investor with less than $3,000: Join an angel network, join a syndicate or angel group, and use tokenized equity platforms like GetEquity and WeFunder.
Apply for Adanian Labs Venture Building Programme to receive $120,000 investment
Startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania can apply for the 12-month programme; the deadline is December 10, 2021.
Mecho Autotech announces funding from Ingressive, Ventures Platform, Tekedia and Mono's CEO
Mecho Autotech has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Ingressive Capital, Ventures Platform, Tekedia Capital Investment, and Mono's CEO Abdul Hassan.