| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 19.09.2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likel... |
| 19.09.2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likely... |
| 13.09.2019 | 12 startups selected for Class 4 of the Google Launchpad Accelerator programme | Share this article:
Google has selected 12 startups to participate in the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Accelerator programme in Lagos.
This class 4 cohort includes four startups from Nigeria, three from Kenya, two from South Africa, one e... |
| 12.09.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s fourth class | Google has announced the names of the 12 startups selected for the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator based in Lagos.
They include three startups from Kenya, four from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Ghana, ... |
| 12.09.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s fourth class | Google has announced the names of the 12 startups selected for the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator based in Lagos.
They include three startups from Kenya, four from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Ghana, U... |
| 05.07.2019 | Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on | With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money.
Inspired by this revolutionary fintech solution — which is used by 30 million users in 10 countries — a crop of... |
| 05.07.2019 | Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on | With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money.
Inspired by this revolutionary fintech solution — which is used by 30 million users in 10 countries — a crop of ... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run ... |
| 17.06.2019 | Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 | MetLife Foundation and Visa, with partners Accion and IFC, launch inaugural list to help fintech companies attract capital and resources to benefit the 3 billion financially underserved people globally.
MetLife Foundation and Visa with glob... |
| 06.03.2019 | Kenya’s Tulaa Receives $25,000 Dollars in Investment | Beyond Capital announced an investment of $627,000 to fund Tulaa’s expansion and a further development of its digital platform in Kenya. Tulaa is a mobile commerce solution that connects agricultural-input suppliers, financial service provi... |
| 05.03.2019 | Beyond Capital finalises Tulaa seed round with $25k capital injection | Impact investment fund Beyond Capital has finalised its participation in Nairobi-based agritech and fintech startup Tulaa‘s seed round with a $25 000 capital injection.
Tulaa was founded in 2017 by CEO Hillary Miller-Wise (pictured above).... |
| 05.03.2019 | Beyond Capital finalises Tulaa seed round with $25k capital injection | Impact investment fund Beyond Capital has finalised its participation in Nairobi-based agritech and fintech startup Tulaa‘s seed round with a $25 000 capital injection.
Tulaa was founded in 2017 by CEO Hillary Miller-Wise (pictured above). ... |
| 01.03.2019 | Tulaa Raises $627K in Funding | Tulaa, a Nairobi, Kenya-based mobile commerce solution that connects agricultural-input suppliers, financial service providers, and commodity buyers to smallholder farmers, raised $627k in funding.
Beyond Capital made the investment which w... |
| 25.10.2018 | Payments space not over saturated in Africa argues Village Capital head | African fintech startups are beginning to branch out away from the payments space into other sub-sectors — such as agri-finance, insurtech and alternative credit scoring — a report by US-based venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has f... |
| 25.10.2018 | Payments space not over saturated in Africa argues Village Capital head | African fintech startups are beginning to branch out away from the payments space into other sub-sectors — such as agri-finance, insurtech and alternative credit scoring — a report by US-based venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has f... |
| 03.09.2018 | SA startup Wala wins $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | SA fintech Wala has clinched the $100 000 grand prize in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prize is run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship... |
| 03.09.2018 | SA startup Wala wins $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | SA fintech Wala has clinched the $100 000 grand prize in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prize is run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship... |
| 30.08.2018 | RecyclePoints and 2 other startups from Africa shine at the 2018 Zambezi Prize | Share this article:
At the just concluded 2018 Zambezi Prize held in Nairobi, Kenya, three startups from the financial tech landscape in Africa were awarded financial rewards due to challenges they are solving within the space.
The Zambezi ... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship together with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists for this year’s edition of the Zambezi... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship together with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists for this year’s edition of the Zambezi... |
| 26.07.2018 | Kenyan fintech Tulaa closes $627k seed round led by AHL Ventures Partners | Nairobi-based fintech platform Tulaa has closed a $627 000 seed round led by Canadian impact investor AHL Venture Partners.
Tulaa, which was founded by CEO Hillary Miller-Wise in July last year, provides smallholder farmers in Kenya with ac... |
| 26.07.2018 | Kenyan fintech Tulaa closes $627k seed round led by AHL Ventures Partners | Nairobi-based fintech platform Tulaa has closed a $627 000 seed round led by Canadian impact investor AHL Venture Partners.
Tulaa, which was founded by CEO Hillary Miller-Wise in July last year, provides smallholder farmers in Kenya with a... |
| 23.07.2018 | Tulaa Raises $627k Seed Round for Smallholder Fintech | Tulaa, a Kenyan fintech startup for smallholder farmers, has raised $627k in seed funding in a round led by AHL Venture Partners, one of the largest impact-focused venture capital firms in Africa.
The oversubscribed round also attracted inv... |
| 06.03.2018 | Names of 12 startups announced for Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 | Twelve African startups that have developed solutions to improve financial health for consumers and or businesses have been selected by venture capital firm Village Capital for its Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 programme.
The VC comp... |
| 06.03.2018 | Names of 12 startups announced for Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 | Twelve African startups that have developed solutions to improve financial health for consumers and or businesses have been selected by venture capital firm Village Capital for its Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 programme.
The VC compa... |
| - | Kenya’s Tulaa Receives $25,000 Dollars in Investment | Beyond Capital announced an investment of $627,000 to fund Tulaa’s expansion and a further development of its digital platform in Kenya. Tulaa is a mobile commerce solution that connects agricultural-input suppliers, financial service provi... |
| - | South Africa’s VALR receives $1.5 million Investment, Kenya’s Tulaa Receives $25,000 Dollars in Investment and More | Hi guys,
Welcome to another edition of the Big 5 Daily.
Let’s dive in!
We have news that, South Africa-based crypto trading platform VALR is set to launch its digital asset trading platform after securing a US$1.5 million fund led by the US... |
