We recorded some fundraising and acquisitions announcements in today’s Africa’s Weekly Funding Review episode.

If you missed it, here are the highlights:

• Talk360 raised a $4 million seed round
• LifeChaq raised a $3.3 million Series A
• BetaStore raised $2.5 million pre-Series A
• Appetito acquired Lamma for over $10 million

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Fundraising

Talk360, a South African startup that connects lives and bridges distance by making international phone calls affordable and accessible for everyone, raised a $4 million seed funding round led by HAVAÍC. Other investors that participated in the round include The 4Di Capital, Gaston Aussems (ex-Mollie), Robert Kraal (ex-Adyen), Gabriel de Montessuss (President WorldPay International), Marnix van der Ploeg (ex-Booking.com and EQT) and other angel investors.

LifeCheq, a South African fintech platform that helps you navigate your most important life decisions around career, personal finance and business, raised a $3.3 million Series A funding round. Naspers invested $2.5 million in the company through Naspers Foundry.

Betastore (SimpleMarket Inc), a Nigerian B2B retail marketplace that helps grocery shops better source products and get working capital financing for growth, raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round from 500 Global, VestedWorld and Loyal VC.