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Gameball has closed a US$3.5 million seed round to accelerate product commercialization, enterprise customer acquisition, and strategic hiring. The US$3.5 million seed round was led by 500 Global, P1 Ventures, and Launch Africa Ventures…

Leta has announced that it has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round to expand its operations in its existing operating countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe- and in new West African markets specifically Ghana and…

Payhippo has Acquire Maritime Microfinance BankL-r: Zach Bijesse (CEO), Chioma Okotcha (COO), and Uche Nnadi (CTO) Maritime Microfinance Bank will support Payhippo in achieving its mission to expand access to finance for SMEs through…

Amazon Web Services has launched its first Nigerian office in Lagos. The Lagos office is AWS’s latest investment in Africa that will house teams of AWS account managers, partner managers, solutions architects, and other roles that support…

Stear, a data and intelligence company has announced a seed round of $3.3 million, led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Serena Ventures, Melo 7 Tech Partners, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund and Cascador. The company started…

As part of its on-going evolution, Vella Finance has announced the launch of some payment tools to aid business owners in simplifying their finances. Our new website features fresh and exciting content which includes updates on our…

BusyMed said it had raised additional funding to speed its expansion plans. Its vision is to connect consumers directly to pharmacies via a digital platform, giving them Access to online consultations, products, and medication purchases…

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has suspended the implementation of the proposed five per cent excise duty charge on telecom services in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami,…

Credpal has raised $15 million in equity and debt to expand its consumer credit offerings across Africa. According to Credpal, the new funding is a combination of equity and debt round to support its expansion into other African markets,…

Stitch has raised a US$21 million Series A funding round to expand its team, launch new product offerings, and enter new markets across the continent. The startup announced a US$4 million seed round in February of last year, and extended…