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Yakeey
End-to-end digital platform for property transactions in Morocco.
Series AFeb 2026MA
Sun King
The world’s largest off-grid solar energy company revolutionising energy access across Africa.
DebtFeb 2025KE
Terrapay
DebtJul 2024
MNT-Halan
Fintech company banking the unbanked and replacing cash with electronic solutions.
UndisclosedJul 2024EG
Pula
Provides insurance services to protect smallholder farms worldwide.
Series BApr 2024
ANKA
SaaS e-commerce platform for online retailers and goods delivery.
Series ASep 2023CI
Lulalend
Provides quick and easy working capital funding to South African small businesses.
Series BFeb 2023ZA
Gozem
Gozem is a super app providing mobility, e-commerce, and financial services in Francophone Africa.
UndisclosedJun 2022TG
Across property, mobility, AI, and consumer platforms, a broader mix of activity is taking shape. Yakeey and Enakl point to growing confidence in Moroccan platforms built for local scale, while Aya Data and Glamera reflect continued appetite for infrastructure and regional consolidation. The week blends growth capital, operational expansion, and strategic acquisitions, showcasing a market […]
AU-Startups·2/4/2026
The African startup ecosystem, especially the mobility, clean energy, and fintech sectors, gained additional momentum last week with investors doubling down on participation in these thriving industries. Highlights include Anda’s €3M seed for Angolan motorcycle taxis, Sawa Energy’s €2.5M solar expansion, and nextProtein’s €18M Series B in Tunisia. These deals signal sustained investor appetite for […]
AU-Startups·11/13/2025
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
The African startup ecosystem had a lull in its funding activities going into the first week of March. There were only three startup funding rounds recorded throughout the week, while LoftyInc took the headlines for securing its largest capital funding ever. Find the details of all the funding activities in the African tech startup ecosystem […]
AU-Startups·3/7/2025
Prominent venture capital firm, LoftyInc Capital, has announced the first close of its third fund. The $43 million Alpha fund, which happens to be the VC’s largest fund ever, came off the backing of major development finance institutions, including International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, Dutch development bank FMO, AfricaGrow, and First Close Partners. Other limited […]
Several African startups have in the previous few years demonstrated remarkable innovation in addressing the continent’s most pressing challenges, from energy access and healthcare to financial inclusion and sustainable transportation. These companies were not only raising funds off the back of empty promises and shallow remedies, they were creating effective solutions to real problems. Thanks […]
AU-Startups·2/4/2025
We recorded several remarkable funding deals last week. The headline deal was d.light’s $176 million securitization funding led by African Frontier Capital. It was followed closely by MNT-Halan’s $157.5 Million expansion funding which featured numerous investors. In total, there were seven funding announcements including Dopay’s $13.5m and Terrapay’s $95m debt financing. Bio-Logical also obtained $1.3m […]
AU Startups·7/23/2024
There were four funding rounds in the African tech startup ecosystem last week. Most notably, Agri-insurance company Pula secured $20 Million in its series B funding round. B2B ecommerce platform provider, Folklore also secured seed funding of $3.4 Million while Mozambique’s Roscas and Egypt’s Potcast production had undisclosed funding. Funding Folklore Funding round: Seed ($3.4 […]
AU Startups·4/23/2024
We witnessed several big-figure funding deals for African Startups last week. Complete Farmer had the biggest funding round of the bunch, raising $10. 4 Million in a mix of debt and equity financing. Lupiya was close behind, raising $8.25 Million in Series A equity. The least funding rounds featured Fixit45, which raised $1.9 Million, followed […]
AU Startups·9/25/2023
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.
