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Sukhiba
Sukhiba offers a B2B conversational commerce tool via WhatsApp.
SeedSep 2024KE
Sukhiba Connect
Sukhiba Connect offers a B2B conversational commerce tool via WhatsApp.
UndisclosedOct 2023KE
Stitch
Fintech infrastructure company enabling businesses to develop financial products via APIs.
Series AOct 2023ZA
Sabi
Sabi secured $38 million in Series B funding, valuing the company at $300 million.
Series BMay 2023NG
SAVA
SAVA is an African fintech building a finance automation platform.
Pre-seedJul 2022
Last week’s funding activities in the African ecosystem featured three companies securing equity and four obtaining grants from ANDE and IKEA. Sukhiba raised a $1.5 Million seed extension, bringing its total seed funding to $3 Million. Similarly, the logistics and EV start-up Ampersand also secured $2 Million, while Arise invested $7.5 Million in Omnisient. Funding […]
AU Startups·9/3/2024
We only recorded a few activities in the African startup funding ecosystem last week. Only four companies secured funds from investors. Of the four, only two announced the details of their deals, with Sukhiba Connect securing a $1.5 million equity funding while Zeepay got a $2 million investment from Injaro Investment Advisors. OBM Education and […]
AU Startups·10/30/2023
We recorded only four funding rounds last week, which is one of the slowest we’ve seen recently. Of the four rounds, only two were made public, the other two opted to keep the details of their deals undisclosed. SA’s fintech SaaS provider, Stitch, raised an additional $25 Million to push its total Series A funding […]
AU Startups·10/9/2023
Last week was marked by a flurry of funding activities, with a total of eight deals ranging from pre-seed to series B. Notably, M-KOPA made headlines with its massive $255 million funding round, while Sabi secured an impressive $38 million in Series B funding, valuing the company at $300 million. Pre-Seed Amini, a Kenyan climatetech […]
AU Startups·5/22/2023
In today’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Funding Review, we recorded some fundraising and acquisition announcements that we found this week in the African startup ecosystem. If you missed it, here are the highlights: Fundraising Moove Moove, a global mobility company democratising vehicle ownership across emerging markets, announced a new $20mn financing from British International […]
AU Startups·7/1/2022
100 Ventures
100 Ventures is an Egyptian venture capital firm that participated in a seed round for Glamera, an Egypt-born SaaS startup providing B2B services to beauty and lifestyle service providers and a B2C marketplace for consumers to find and book sessions with such providers. The funding will be used to continue developing and launching new services, as well as expanding into additional GCC markets.
1984 Ventures
1984 Ventures invests in early-stage startups, as evidenced by their participation in pre-seed and seed rounds. They co-invested in Sylndr's $12M pre-seed round. The firm appears to be sector-agnostic, with investments spanning e-commerce, automotive marketplaces, and other industries within the African tech ecosystem.
212
212 invests in companies like Flow48, a fintech company that leverages AI-powered data analytics and risk assessment to provide alternative financing solutions for SMEs across emerging markets. Through its platform, the company offers revenue-based financing and embedded finance solutions, allowing businesses to access capital without diluting ownership.
212Founders programme
212Founders is an accelerator program that invests in early-stage startups. They provide resources and mentorship to help startups grow and scale their businesses. They invested in Crealo, a copyright management solution for cultural and creative institutions.
