Nigeria: Okra Secures $3.5m Seed Round To Expand Its Data Infrastructure
Open Finance Pioneer, Okra, has secured a $3.5m seed round to expand its data infrastructure just under a year from closing its $1m pre-Seed round with only TLcom Capital participating in the round
read moreJapanese VC Samurai Incubate Closes $18.6M Fund For African Startups
April 16, 2021, 12:19 a.m.
Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today it has closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund, totaling 2.026 billion yen (~$18.6 million).
read moreSA Fintech Firm That Digitizes Gold For Daily Use Gets Funding
April 14, 2021, 11:06 a.m.
Troygold digitizes gold bullion and Krugerrands and then allows customers to buy, sell, spend and borrow against their gold.
read morePricepally Secures Undisclosed 6-digit Pre-seed Funding
April 1, 2021, 1:19 p.m.
Pricepally, a Nigerian-based digital food cooperative startup has recently closed an undisclosed six-digit pre-seed funding round to continue scaling its early-stage growth.
read moreSavyt Launches, Set To Provide Investors Up To 15% On Savings & Investment
In its quest to help Nigerians grow wealth and earn increased returns on their savings and investments, Savyt (pronounced ‘Save+It), a fintech start-up, has launched its savings offerings.Savyt is a savings and investment platform leveraging technology to help Nigerians grow wealth by connecting them to high-yielding investment opportunities.
read moreSA Gaming Startup Carry1st Signs Global Publishing Deal
The Raketspel studio with over 100 million downloads taps Carry1st to scale its next hit
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