News - West Africa

Lapaire, a pan-African eyecare firm, has raised US$3 million in equity funding to help it expand across Africa. Jérôme Lapaire,...

MAKA, a Nigerian social commerce startup that makes discovering and purchasing fashion items relatively easy and enjoyable, has raised a...

Bujeti, a Nigerian startup that offers a comprehensive platform for managing expenses and creating budgets, has secured $2 million in...

Nigeria has launched a Startup Support and Engagement Portal, which is a crucial prerequisite for carrying out the Nigeria Startup...

The African Business Heroes Prize went to Ikpeme Neto of WellaHealth, a digital health insurance company based in Nigeria.  The...

Waspito, an e-health startup based in Cameroon, has raised US$2.5 million, bringing its total seed round funding to US$5.2 million....

In order to expand its activities throughout Nigeria, Kenya, and other African nations, the trade finance startup FrontEdge, based in Nigeria,...

Aduna Capital, an African venture capital firm, has opened a $20 million fund with an emphasis on investing in the...

Pricepally, a Nigerian e-commerce platform for fresh and packaged foods has raised US$1.3 million in seed funding to help it...

Shekel Mobility, a B2B mobility startup based in Nigeria, has successfully raised $7 million in funding. Ventures Platform and MaC...

StarNews Mobile, Africa's top mobile video network, based in Ivory Coast, has raised $3 million in funding from investors including...

AFEX, a Nigeria-based commodities platform, has received $26.5 million in capital from British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance...