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| 28.08.2025 | Africa-focused Japanese VC Uncovered Fund launches $20-mn vehicle | Uncovered Fund, a Japanese venture capital firm that backs African startups, has launched a new investment vehicle in partnership with another Tokyo-headquartered VC firm Monex Ventures.
The $20-million (around Rs 175 crore) fund Uncovered ... |
| 10.04.2025 | Umba's $5 Million Boost: A New Era for Digital Lending in Kenya | In the heart of Nairobi, a digital revolution is taking shape. Umba, a rising star in the fintech landscape, has secured a $5 million debt facility aimed at expanding its lending operations in Kenya. This funding is not just a financial boo... |
| 09.04.2025 | Digital bank Umba raises $5 million to grow vehicle and SME lending in Kenya | Umba, a Nairobi-headquartered digital bank with operations in Kenya and Nigeria, has raised a $5 million debt facility to grow its secured lending operations in Kenya, targeting vehicle financing and small and medium enterprises (SME) loans... |
| 13.12.2024 | How Branda’s Flagship Products Simplify Corporate Gifting and Productive Workspace Design for Companies | Branda, short for Brand Authenticity, is Nigeria’s premier one-stop branding startup, revolutionizing how businesses manage their branding needs.
Trusted by industry leaders such as Truecaller, GT Bank, Viva Jet, Reliance infosystems, Dango... |
| 04.06.2024 | VFD Microfinance Bank Launches “Enabling You to Achieve” Campaign to Drive Customer Success and Economic Growth | A leading microfinance bank in Nigeria, VFD Microfinance Bank is proud to announce the launch of its new brand campaign, “Enabling You to Achieve.” This campaign underscores the bank’s commitment to contributing to the growth of the Nigeria... |
| 23.04.2024 | TLcom Capital Closes Africa's Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million | TLcom Capital, an African VC firm, has successfully closed its second fund, TIDE Africa Fund II, at $154 million, solidifying its position as the largest investor in seed and Series A startups across Africa. The oversubscribed fund attracte... |
| 22.04.2024 | TLcom closes Africa’s largest early-stage VC fund at $154 Million | Today, TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for technology in Africa, at $154 million. Confirming TLcom Capital’s status as Africa’s largest Seed and Serie... |
| 10.10.2023 | TLcom announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2023 | TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has officially announced its fifth annual Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Tuesday 14th November 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. The headline session will feature a fir... |
| 23.04.2023 | Autochek acquires AutoTager for North African expansion | Autochek, the African-based automotive technology company, has announced its latest acquisition of a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that simplifies the car buying and selling process. This allows Auto... |
| 23.04.2023 | Autochek acquires AutoTager for North African expansion | Autochek, the African-based automotive technology company, has announced its latest acquisition of a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that simplifies the car buying and selling process. This allows Auto... |
| 18.04.2023 | Autochek acquires a majority stake in Egypt’s AutoTager to strengthen Pan-African footprint | Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that makes it easier to... |
| 22.03.2023 | US automotive industry veteran Robert Granados joins Autochek | Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has appointed US automotive industry leader and veteran, Robert Granados to its board of directors to support its ongoing growth ... |
| 23.11.2022 | Access to vehicle financing across Africa | Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services, a new arm of the business that will focus on providing a range of vehicl... |
| 12.08.2022 | Endeavor Nigeria hosts its annual networking and award event to honor its network members | Image Credit: Endeavor Nigeria
Last Wednesday, high-impact entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and investors, gathered under the soft golden lights in the restaurant Jinja (inside EbonyLife Place) for Endeavor Nigeria’s annual networking e... |
| 07.07.2022 | Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to accelerate expansion across Francophone Africa | Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, the leading platform for classified ads in French-speaking Africa, to accelerate th... |
| 06.07.2022 | Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to accelerate expansion across Francophone Africa | Share this:
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| 06.07.2022 | Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to accelerate expansion across francophone Africa | Autochek, the Nigerian pan-African automotive technology company, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired CoinAfrique, a classified marketplace in francophone African countries, for an undisclosed amount to accelerate penetration of its... |
| 06.07.2022 | Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to grow its footprint in Francophone Africa | Automotive e-commerce company Autochek has expanded to new markets in Africa after acquiring CoinAfrique, a classified ad marketplace, nearly two months after the Nigerian startup acquired Moroccan auto marketplace KIFAL Auto, marking its f... |
| 18.05.2022 | Autochek expands to North Africa after acquiring Morocco’s Kifal Auto | Digital automotive commerce company Autochek has acquired Morocco’s KIFAL Auto for an undisclosed amount, marking the entry of the vehicle marketplace into North Africa.
The deal comes barely a year after Autochek bought Cheki Kenya and Che... |
| 18.05.2022 | Autochek expands into North Africa, acquires Morocco’s KIFAL Auto | Nigerian automotive technology startup Autochek announced today that it has acquired KIFAL Auto, a Moroccan automotive technology startup, to drive its expansion into North Africa.
This announcement is coming about 7 months after it acquire... |
| 03.11.2021 | Autochek has raised $13.1 million in funding to expand its auto lending platform across Africa | Autochek, an African automotive technology company that facilitates auto financing, has raised $13.1 million in early capital. The round was co-led by follow-on investors TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, and included previous investors Golde... |
| 27.10.2021 | What you should know about raising funds, Autochek’s $13.1m seed, VeriFind by VerifyMe, Paystack’s Pay for Me feature | Share this article:
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| 26.10.2021 | TLcom and 4DX drive $13.1M seed round to scale Autochek’s platform across Africa | African automotive company Autochek has secured a $13.1 million seed round almost a year after raising $3.4 million pre-seed in November 2020.
The company, led by CEO Etop Ikpe, has seen astonishing growth in demand since launching in Augus... |
| 26.10.2021 | Meet 20 (small) companies looking to save the future of ESG | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 26.10.2021 | Autochek raises $13.1mn to scale its motor financing technology across Africa | Share this:
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| 26.10.2021 | DEAL: Autochek secures $13.1 million seed funding to scale its technology and accelerate expansion | --> -->
Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, has today secured $13.1 million in seed funding.
The round was co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, the round als... |
| 19.10.2021 | Automotive tech startup launches in Kenya | Lagos-based and founded automotive tech startup Autochek has expanded its operations and launched in Kenya. The expansion forms part of the tech startups’ pan-African expansion.
Autochek launches in Kenya
After the acquisition of automoti... |
| 19.10.2021 | Automotive tech startup launches in Kenya | Lagos-based and founded automotive tech startup Autochek has expanded its operations and launched in Kenya. The expansion forms part of the tech startups’ pan-African expansion.
Autochek launches in Kenya
After the acquisition of automotive... |
| 19.11.2020 | Nigerian Automobile Startup, Autochek Africa, Secures $3.4M Pre-seed Funding | Barely four months after the company launched in August 2020, Autochek Africa, successfully, secured a $3.4 million pre-seed round co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures.
Other venture capital providers involved include Golden Palm Invest... |
| 18.11.2020 | Nigeria’s Autochek raises $3.4M for car sales and service platform | Nigeria based startup Autochek looks to bring the sales and servicing of cars in Africa online. The newly founded venture has closed a $3.4 million pre-seed round co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX ventures toward that aim.
The raise comes fre... |
| 18.11.2020 | 4 months post-launch, Autochek raises $3.4m pre-seed to disrupt Africa’s automotive industry | Founded in August by Etop Ikpe, Autochek Africa has secured $3.4m in a pre-seed round. Led by TLCom and 4DX Ventures, the startup wants to disrupt Africa's automotive industry with its technology. |
| 18.11.2020 | 4 months post-launch, Autochek raises $3.4m pre-seed to disrupt Africa’s automotive industry | Share this article:
Nigerian automotive tech company, Autochek Africa, has completed its pre-seed round of $3.4 million.
The round was co-led by Lagos, London, and Nairobi-based TLCom Capital and US-based 4DX Ventures. Japanese VC firm, Kep... |
| 14.09.2020 | As Autochek acquires Cheki Ghana and Nigeria, Cheki Kenya remains with ROAM Africa | Share this article:
Autochek, an automotive tech company, just announced that it has acquired car marketplaces Cheki Ghana and Cheki Nigeria from one of Africa’s largest classifieds group, ROAM Africa.
With this acquisition, Autochek says i... |
| 14.09.2020 | Autochek acquires online Car Platforms Cheki Nigeria & Cheki Ghana | Share this:
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| 12.09.2020 | Former Cars45 CEO, Etop Ikpe, will head Autochek, a new company set to launch on October 1 | Share this article:
Yesterday, Techpoint Africa gathered that Ex-CEO of Cars45, Etop Ikpe, will be at the helm of affairs of a new company, Autochek.
This news comes after two weeks of speculation on how the CEO left his previous company, C... |
| - | Autochek has raised $13.1 million in funding to expand its auto lending platform across Africa | Autochek, an African automotive technology company that facilitates auto financing, has raised $13.1 million in early capital. The round was co-led by follow-on investors TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, and included previous investors Golde... |
| - | Nigeria’s Autochek raises $3.4M for car sales and service platform | - |
| - | Nigerian Automobile Startup, Autochek Africa, Secures $3.4M Pre-seed Funding | Barely four months after the company launched in August 2020, Autochek Africa, successfully, secured a $3.4 million pre-seed round co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures.
Other venture capital providers involved include Golden Palm Invest... |
