TechnologyTop StoriesSouth Africa-based internet provider Isizwe raises $460k from the Global Innovation FundGBO CorrespondentJanuary 3, 2022January 4, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJanuary 3, 2022January 4, 2022 Isizwe is targeting the townships and informal settlements where it will provide...
TechnologyTop StoriesNigerian vehicle startup MAX raises $31mn to expand across AfricaGBO CorrespondentDecember 22, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 22, 2021 The funds will also be used to build EV infrastructure...
TechnologyTop StoriesSaudi digital marketplace Sary raises $75mn to expand its businessGBO CorrespondentDecember 20, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 20, 2021 The latest funding round was led by the kingdom's PIF-owned Sanabil Investments...
HealthcareTop StoriesMCF raises €32.5m to support health entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan AfricaGBO CorrespondentDecember 16, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 16, 2021 These funds will focus on healthcare services such as malaria prevention, maternal...
FintechTop StoriesIndonesian fintech firm Flip raises $48mn to accelerate its business expansionGBO CorrespondentDecember 14, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 14, 2021 The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital India, Insight Partners, and...
FeaturedTechnologyAfrica Blockchain Lab raises $6mn to bring innovation to AfricaGBO CorrespondentDecember 8, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 8, 2021 The company will use these funds to launch its crypto wallet VIBRA...
FintechTop StoriesVisa and Belvo announces strategic partnership for open finance offeringsGBO CorrespondentDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021 In June, Visa announced that it has participated in Belvo’s $43 million...
FintechTop StoriesSaudi Aramco’s Wa’ed invests $5.5 mn in fintech LamaaGBO CorrespondentDecember 3, 2021 GBO CorrespondentDecember 3, 2021 Lamaa will use these funds to boost its trading platform and fuel...
LogisticsTop StoriesNigerian logitech startup ShapShap raises funding from GreenTec CapitalGBO CorrespondentNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021 GBO CorrespondentNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021 ShapShap is providing last-mile deliveries in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, using an...
FintechTop StoriesCairo-based fintech company Hollydesk raises $325k to expand its businessGBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 2021 GBO CorrespondentNovember 24, 2021 The funding round was led by Faisal Abdel Salam...