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Chari
B2B commerce, inventory management and financial services for small grocery retailers.
Series AOct 2025MA
Lemfi
Financial platform for African immigrants to send money and handle expenses.
Series AAug 2023
Telda
Telda simplifies everyday transactions through its financial products for individuals and businesses.
SeedFeb 2023EG
Pastel
Bookkeeping and digital platform for merchants.
SeedAug 2022NG
Bloom
Fintech providing financial products to improve the lives of East African consumers.
SeedJul 2022SD
Sylndr
Automotive e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market.
Pre-seedMay 2022EG
We had a major upturn of events over the last week on the African funding scenes with capital flowing across multiple fronts. The funding rounds featured startups building financial access, clean energy, and enterprise software. Most notably, Kuunda, Chari, and Nanovate secured major rounds while Adenia Partners expanded its insurance footprint and FUNGUO grew its […]
AU-Startups·10/22/2025
Last week saw a calm pace of events in the African Startup Ecosystem but most Funders and founders decided to stay tight-lipped on the details of their deals. 3 of the 5 funding rounds featured undisclosed amounts. However, the two other deals were quite impressive. Lemfi had a successful Series A round, securing $ 33 […]
AU Startups·8/28/2023
Continuing its upward trend from previous years, Northern African startups raised a record $1.1 billion in 2022, up 62% from 2021. It is also worth noting that the region crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time last year, increasing its share of total funding raised on the continent to 23% from 15% the […]
AU Startups·2/8/2023
Exploring the Venture Capital Investment Landscape for African Startups in Q3 and Q4 2022 The data* from Q3 and Q4 of 2022 reveals some interesting trends in African startup funding. The fintech sector saw a 46.2% decrease in funding between Q3 and Q4, raising questions about investor sentiment in the sector. In contrast, the logistics […]
AU Startups·12/22/2022
This week, Egyptian startups led the funding rounds for the third week in a row, with 5 raises out of a total of 9. A total of $37.9 million was raised in disclosed rounds, with fintech Telda leading the pack with a whopping $20 million in seed funding. Let’s dive into the details. Funding […]
AU Startups·10/14/2022
Today’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Funding Review is exciting. As always, we recorded some fundraising announcements this week in the African tech & startup ecosystem. If you missed it, here are the highlights: Funding Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform that eliminates the inefficiencies of traditional trade by digitizing the retail chain, raised a […]
AU Startups·8/19/2022
Bloom Interesting Facts
AU Startups·7/28/2022
In this week’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Startup Review, we recorded more updates on the African startup ecosystem. If you missed it, here are the highlights: Fundraising JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce startup that powers the supply chain, last-mile & payments of retail stores in Africa, raised a $15m Series A funding round led […]
AU Startups·5/28/2022
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.
