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The African tech industry has only produced nine unicorns to date. Despite massive growth in funding and investment support from internal and external sources over the years, only a handful of companies have crossed the highly coveted $1 billion valuation mark. Admittedly, various factors influence the ability of African tech companies to reach this status. […]
AU-Startups·28/1/2025
The dip in funding activity that we observed last week continued, with less than five disclosed funding deals recorded across the African tech ecosystem this week. However, we witnessed the launch of Flourish Ventures’ Madica, a specialised investment initiative for African pre-seed stage tech startups. Satgana, a climatetech VC firm, also announced the first close […]
AU Startups·28/10/2022
Welcome to this week’s issue of AU-Startups Funding Recap where we review all the deals announced during the week across the African startup ecosystem. This week was a busy one with just over ten deals recorded. We also recorded three deals from countries outside the Big Four; talking about SecondSTAX’s pre-seed, Julaya’s extension round and […]
AU Startups·23/9/2022
Welcome to this week’s review of the funding rounds in the African startup space. We are currently doing a bit of house-keeping, which is why we were unable to release this issue yesterday. Expect great news from us soon! If you’re new here, welcome to AU-Startups. We help keep you updated on happenings within the […]
AU Startups·2/9/2022
Pulley
Pulley provides tools for startups to manage their cap table.
Kudi
Kudi changed its name to Nomba to expand its services to more businesses.
BetDemand
A DeFi platform offering no-loss crypto staking for predicting game outcomes.
Laboremus
B2B fintech company creating financial technology solutions for clients in East Africa and Europe.
Masa Finance
Hybrid credit protocol and decentralized credit bureau.
Kwaba
Fintech startup providing savings, loans, and installment payments for homes.
Radar
A South African HR and payroll startup.
SnapScan
Mobile payments provider SnapScan acquired HR and payroll startup Radar.
