mardi 21 avril 2026Tech, startups et capital mondial — couverts pour les Africains.
Today’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Funding Review is exciting. As always, we recorded some fundraising, acquisition and other exciting announcements last week in the African tech & startup ecosystem. If you missed it, here are the highlights: + MORE! Funding TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that develops digital banking and payment platform for financial […]
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Today’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Funding Review is exciting. As always, we recorded some fundraising, acquisition and other exciting announcements last week in the African tech & startup ecosystem.
If you missed it, here are the highlights:
+ MORE!
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that develops digital banking and payment platform for financial transactions, received over $50 million in investment from QED, a U.S. fintech-focused venture capital firm. Other investors participating in the round include Novastar Ventures, Lightrock and BII.
DataProphet, a South African startup that provides AI-as-a-service software in the manufacturing sector, closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Knife Capital, with IDC and Norican also participating in the round.
Zeepay Company Limited, a Ghanian cross-border payments company, raised $10 million in debt financing led by Symbiotics BV.
OneOrder, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce startup that provides food supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes, secured a $6.5 million capital facility from Contact Factoring.
ConvertedIn, an Egyptian ad automation platform for ecommerce businesses using AI, raised a $3 million seed funding round led by Merak Capital, with participation from 500 Global and MSAS.
Sharwa, an Egyptian social e-commerce platform that offers the most affordable & quality household essentials to the masses via a gamified group buying experience, raised a $2 million pre-seed round co-led by Nuwa Capital and Hambro Perks Oryx Fund and other investors.
SociumJob, a Senegalese platform that connects African companies to local talents and those from the diaspora, raised 1 million euros in its first financing round from Breega, Evolem, Kima Ventures, Techmind, Teranga Capital, and other angel investors.
FinAccess, a Kenyan fintech startup building tools to digitise Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) and farming cooperatives in the East Africa region, raised $500,000 in funding from HAVAÍC. (Barclay Paul Okari)
Tripesa, a Ugandan startup automating and linking the tourism value chain in Africa by building a Payments first Business Process Management solution specific to the sector, raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding round.
Droppa, a South African logistics startup that makes it convenient and safer to transport your parcels, goods and furniture using their easy-to-use mobile app and interactive booking system, raised an undisclosed Series A funding round led by SkyNet Worldwide Express.
Bonbell, an Egyptian startup specialising in food ordering and digital solutions for table and meal reservations, closed an initial funding round for $350,000 through a Canadian Angel investor.
SodaWorld, an African startup that enables artists to earn revenue from within the Metaverse, secured investment from CV VC, a Swiss Venture Capital.
FaidiHR, a Kenyan payroll and HR startup that help businesses in Africa automate their manual and payroll processes, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sprintx.
💸 Ghanaian Float acquired Nigerian cloud-accounting startup Accounteer for an undisclosed amount.
🤝 Kenyan conversational e-commerce startup Elloe acquired Flo by Saada for an undisclosed amount.
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That’s all for this week! Kindly share this with your friends.
Have a fantastic weekend!
