News - West Africa

Ventures Platform, an Africa-focused early-stage VC firm, has closed its $46 million early-stage and global fund.  A to Z Impact,...

Taeillo, a Nigerian-based online furniture eCommerce startup, has secured a $2.5 million funding round led by Aruwa Capital.  Taeillo is...

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) finalists' pitch event for the year 2023 will take place virtually on...

Orda, a Nigerian company that develops cloud operating systems for restaurants, has raised US$3.4 million in a seed round to...

Djamo, a fintech in Francophone Africa that is establishing a personal finance company, has raised $14 million in an equity...

Pivo has announced the completion of a $2 million seed funding round to expand its product offerings to supply chain...

CutStruct Technology, a startup in Nigeria, has secured a US$600,000 pre-seed funding round.  With the support of angel investors, notably...

AfyA Care's Series A capital funding has included a $6 million investment by CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a manager of...

Touch and Pay, a fintech company based in Nigeria has been named the winner of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2022. ...

Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech startup, has secured US$16.8 million in funding from Emso Asset Management to expand its UK...

Bumpa, a social commerce startup based in Nigeria, has announced a $4 million seed funding round to help it broaden...

The Nigeria Startup Act, formerly known as the Nigeria Startup Bill (NSB), has been passed into law.  President Muhammadu Buhari...