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Samsung invests in Skipify to accelerate its next-gen digital wallet
Published: 24-10-2023 | 10:01:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fintech company, Skipify, has announced a strategic investment from Samsung Next.


Trind invests in Spanish startup Webel to expand services marketplace
Published: 16-10-2023 | 14:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Webel, the app that brings any service to your doorstep, has raised €2.1m.


Nebraska startup Dwellr raises $500K pre-seed round to transform the search for senior care
Published: 11-10-2023 | 10:59:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Dwellr has secured $500K in funding led by Move Venture Capital and Invest Nebraska.


E-commerce tech platform MarketLeap secures €2.6m to expand brands’ global reach and revenue
Published: 10-10-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MarketLeap has secured €1.5m funding.


Lottie raises £16.35m to confront the social care crisis, elevate the standard of later living
Published: 09-10-2023 | 11:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
London-based Lottie has raised £16.35m Series A funding round.


French SaaS firm scnd raises €4m to disrupt the sales of services
Published: 06-10-2023 | 11:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
scnd, the trailblazing French SaaS solution, announced a €4m funding round backed by 42Cap and Partech.


French clinical-stage biotech Abivax secures €75m for product development
Published: 31-08-2023 | 15:13:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Claret European Growth Capital has participated in investing €75m into Abivax.


South Korean Naver-backed AI startup Crowdworks to go public
Published: 31-08-2023 | 14:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Crowdworks will be listed on the Korean KOSDAQ market via SPAC merger.


Rho closes deal with Capital to bolster support for tech startups
Published: 31-08-2023 | 10:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Rho has completed a transaction to have Capital, the founder-friendly fundraising and banking platform, join Rho.


Travel tech firm Branchspace receives £5m to enhance airline retail digitisation
Published: 31-08-2023 | 09:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gresham House Ventures has completed a £5m investment into Branchspace


Inside the mind of an expert: Fintech AI predictions for 2023, Plug and Play
Published: 29-08-2023 | 12:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AI has revolutionized fintech by enabling innovative solutions.


Geek Ventures launches First Fund to support immigrant tech founders
Published: 29-08-2023 | 12:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Geek Ventures announced the close of Geek Ventures Fund I, LP.


[Column] Richard Shaw: AI-ready cloud - How hyperscalers empower businesses to thrive in the digital age
Published: 29-08-2023 | 11:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cloud computing has undergone evolution.


MEST Africa Challenge Startup Pitch Competition applications open
Published: 29-08-2023 | 11:37:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MEST Africa has opened applications for its 2023 Challenge Startup Pitch Competition for African startups. 


Finnish startup Videobot secures €2m to revolutionize online customer experiences
Published: 29-08-2023 | 11:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Videobot, a Finnish SaaS startup, has raised €2 million in seed funding.


Fintech firm LemFi raises $33m to transform financial services for immigrants everywhere
Published: 28-08-2023 | 13:06:00 | By: Pie Kamau
LemFi (formerly Lemonade Finance), has raised $33 million Series A round.


Munich-based Aily Labs raises €19m Series A round to accelerate growth
Published: 28-08-2023 | 12:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Aily Labs has raised €19 million in a Series A round


Mendoza Ventures launches Mendoza Impact to close the diverse founder funding gap
Published: 28-08-2023 | 12:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mendoza Ventures has launched a new non-profit, Mendoza Impact.


Meet Kuushy: Sit your way to better health
Published: 28-08-2023 | 11:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Poor posture can lead to a whole range of problems – from neck and back pains to even heartburn and constipation.


ZENCE OBJECT secures $2.5m to commercialise sustainable materials from tea residuals
Published: 28-08-2023 | 11:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ZENCE OBJECT has secured $2.5m from the AEF Greater Bay Area Fund (AEF GBA).


Irys Insurtech closes $3.5m seed round to take on legacy competitors
Published: 25-08-2023 | 11:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Irys Insurtech has closed a seed funding round of $3.5 million.


Industry veterans launch cybersecurity startup Vigiles
Published: 25-08-2023 | 10:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Former Trustwave executives have launched a cybersecurity startup, Vigiles.


Human-like AI Meeranda is now a part of Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Published: 25-08-2023 | 10:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Meeranda announced its acceptance into the Microsoft for Startups program.


Rivery joins AWS ISV Accelerate and AWS Global Startup Program
Published: 25-08-2023 | 10:33:43 | By: Pie Kamau
Rivery announced acceptance into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program.


Holland Capital fuels conversational commerce advancements, invests in Conversation24
Published: 24-08-2023 | 16:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Holland Capital has announced an investment in Conversation24.


APERIO closes $9m Series A1 round to accelerate growth
Published: 24-08-2023 | 15:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau
APERIO, a category leader in operational data quality, announced it has closed $9 million in Series A1 funding.


Nigeria's Treepz among startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa
Published: 24-08-2023 | 15:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Treepz hes been selected to participate in VC4A Venture Showcase Africa. 


Google launches AI First accelerator program for African startups
Published: 24-08-2023 | 15:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Google has announced the launch of a new accelerator program to support AI startups in Africa. 


Nodal Power raises $13m to build renewable energy power plants at landfills
Published: 24-08-2023 | 15:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nodal Power has raised a $13m to mitigate methane emissions at landfills.


Kamupak and &Repeat join forces to build a Nordic market in circular packaging systems
Published: 23-08-2023 | 13:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Finnish Kamupak is merging with Swedish competitor, impact tech startup &Repeat.


Left Lane Capital appoints Chris Taylor as Chief Growth Officer
Published: 23-08-2023 | 13:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Left Lane Capital has appointed Chris Taylor as the Chief Growth Officer.


Blue Hour Ventures launches with Fund I spin out
Published: 23-08-2023 | 12:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Blue Hour Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, has announced the firm's launch.


Swedish fintech Klarna records growth in key European markets
Published: 23-08-2023 | 12:14:49 | By: Pie Kamau
Klarna, the global payments network and shopping assistant, announced strong growth across Europe.


SaaS startup Tenant Inc. closes third seed funding round with $25 million
Published: 23-08-2023 | 11:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Tenant Inc. has closed its third seed funding round with $25 million.


B2B marketplace startup Ghost raises $30m to help brands and retailers move surplus inventory
Published: 22-08-2023 | 13:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
B2B marketplace startup Ghost has raised $30m Series B funding.


Glasgow food tech startup ENOUGH raises €40m growth fund to scale mycoprotein production
Published: 22-08-2023 | 12:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Glasgow-based food tech startup ENOUGH has raised €40m in growth funding.


BBT.live extends seed funding to $8.4m for secured connectivity as a service
Published: 22-08-2023 | 11:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BBT.live has extended its seed funding round to $8.4 million.


Startup Elecate acquires Synergy International to elevate the hospitality and rental software industry
Published: 22-08-2023 | 11:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Elecate has acquired Synergy International.


BingX invests in AI and Web3 startup Moonbox to accelerate growth
Published: 22-08-2023 | 11:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BingX has invested in Moonbox, a pioneering AI and Web3 startup.


Frankfurt-based compliance startup Qualifyze raises $12m to accelerate healthcare supply chain
Published: 21-08-2023 | 15:04:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Frankfurt-based startup Qualifyze announced a $12m funding round.


[Column] Ololade Odunsi: Global tech job cuts - what African techies can do to thrive
Published: 21-08-2023 | 14:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
There have been nearly 160,000 Layoffs among US tech companies.


[Column] Mukesh Bector: How Augmented Reality is transforming print technology
Published: 21-08-2023 | 13:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The journey of print technology has been nothing short of remarkable.


D'Amelio Brands announces $5m investment into the Food & Beverage space
Published: 21-08-2023 | 13:21:00 | By: Pie Kamau
D'Amelio Brands announced a $5m investment from Fifth Growth Fund (FGF).


Delaware startup Duravo debuts world's toughest lightweight luggage
Published: 21-08-2023 | 12:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Duravo announced the launch of the toughest, yet lightest carry-on suitcase in its class.


Visana Health raises $10.1m seed round to bring comprehensive virtual healthcare to women
Published: 18-08-2023 | 15:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
 Visana Health announced the close of $10.1 million in seed funding.


Climate tech incubator Greentown Labs appoints Kevin Knobloch as CEO
Published: 18-08-2023 | 14:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Greentown Labs has appointed Kevin Knobloch as the organization's next CEO.


Berlin-based startup Mercanis raises $10m to boost savings for procurement teams
Published: 18-08-2023 | 13:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Berlin-based startup Mercanis announced the completion of $10m seed funding.


On-demand logistics and delivery startup Picup opens driver training centres in South Africa
Published: 18-08-2023 | 13:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Picup has launched its Driver Training Centres in Cape Town.


Cyber security startup ProjectDiscovery raises $25m, launches Cloud Platform
Published: 18-08-2023 | 13:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
ProjectDiscovery announced it has raised $25m Series A financing round.


Toothio raises $4m to revolutionize dental staffing
Published: 17-08-2023 | 15:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Toothio, the on-demand dental staffing platform announced a $4m seed round.


Apica acquires data fabric startup LOGIQ.AI, raises $10m to modernize data management
Published: 17-08-2023 | 14:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Apica announced its agreement to acquire data fabric startup LOGIQ.AI.


Heat battery maker Rondo Energy secures $60m to speed industrial decarbonization
Published: 17-08-2023 | 14:22:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Rondo Energy has raised $60 million in new financing.


Marqo secures $5.2m to bring continuous-learning vector search to businesses
Published: 17-08-2023 | 14:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Marqo, the startup enabling AI-powered search, has closed $5.2m seed investment.


Medicare startup MyPlanAdvocate acquires Eversurance to grow the health insurance market
Published: 17-08-2023 | 13:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau
MyPlanAdvocate (MPA), has announced the acquisition of Eversurance.


From catwalks to urban planning: Milan's sustainable city transformation, Plug and Play
Published: 16-08-2023 | 11:26:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Milan is a city known for its vibrant fashion and cultural scene.


Oslo-based AI startup Deckmatch secures €1m funding to accelerate growth
Published: 16-08-2023 | 11:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Oslo-based AI startup Deckmatch has successfully raised €1m funding round.


Biocanic closes $600k seed round to accelerate growth of its health intelligence platform
Published: 16-08-2023 | 10:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
San Diego software platform Biocanic has closed $600k seed round.


Altos Radar raises $3.5m to accelerate development of 4D imaging radars
Published: 16-08-2023 | 10:28:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Automotive radar startup, Altos Radar, has raised $3.5m seed round funding.


UK foodtech startup Clean Food Group raises £2.3m funding to scale operations in advance of Series A
Published: 16-08-2023 | 10:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Clean Food Group has announced a further £2.3m funding.


Swedish SaaS startup CodeScene raises €7.5m financing round to accelerate growth
Published: 15-08-2023 | 11:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Swedish SaaS startup CodeScene has successfully raised €7.5m financing round.


Berlin-based insurtech startup SureIn closes €4m designed for Europe's SMBs
Published: 15-08-2023 | 11:00:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Berlin-based insurtech startup SureIn has closed a €4 million Seed round.


Tech Square Ventures leads investment in cartonization platform, Paccurate
Published: 15-08-2023 | 10:43:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Paccurate announced the closing of $3.5m round led by Tech Square Ventures.


UK foodtech startup Clean Food Group partners with LATAM food technology specialist, Alianza Team
Published: 15-08-2023 | 10:24:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Clean Food Group has announced a strategic collaboration with Alianza Team.


Generative AI has become an emerging risk for enterprises, Gartner survey
Published: 14-08-2023 | 15:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The availability of generative AI became a top concern for enterprise risk executives.


Berlin-based startup NeXtWind secures $750m to build sustainable energy market in Germany
Published: 14-08-2023 | 15:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
NeXtWind has completed $750m second financing round.


Beond closes $17m seed round to establish world's first premium leisure airline
Published: 14-08-2023 | 14:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Beond announced the successful completion of over $17m seed round.


Proptech AI startup Zenerate partners with SoLa Impact to automate affordable housing developments
Published: 14-08-2023 | 14:12:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Zenerate has partnered with SoLa Impact.


AI chat startup Chai announces $205m valuation
Published: 14-08-2023 | 13:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Chai, the AI chat entertainment platform, has announced a $205 million valuation.


AI data startup Virtualitics closes $37m Series C funding round
Published: 10-08-2023 | 18:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Virtualitics, announced that it has raised $37 million in a Series C financing.


Binance Labs invests in decentralized Rollups-as–a-Service (RaaS) provider AltLayer
Published: 10-08-2023 | 16:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Binance Labs has announced a strategic investment in AltLayer.


Treehouse secures $10m to bring EV chargers into homes
Published: 10-08-2023 | 16:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Treehouse, an electrification company that delivers turnkey installations for home EV charging, announced $10m in funding.


Nature Coatings secures $2.45m funding to accelerate growth
Published: 10-08-2023 | 16:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nature Coatings announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed $2.45 million seed funding round.


Nigerian mobility fintech Moove secures $76m funding for global expansion
Published: 10-08-2023 | 15:46:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nigerian mobility fintech Moove, has secured $76 million in new funding.


6 industries that chemical recycling is poised to disrupt, Plug and Play
Published: 09-08-2023 | 13:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Chemical recycling is a process in which waste materials are broken down into their original chemical compounds.


sewts raises €7m to shape the future of robotics, automation in the textile industry
Published: 09-08-2023 | 12:55:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Munich-based deep tech startup sewts has closed €7m Series A financing round.


Venture-backed platform eMerge Americas appoints Melissa Medina as new CEO
Published: 09-08-2023 | 12:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
eMerge Americas, announced that Melissa Medina will step into the CEO role.


AI startup FeatureByte unveils self-service feature platform
Published: 09-08-2023 | 12:02:00 | By: Pie Kamau
 FeatureByte announced the release of the FeatureByte self-service feature platform.


Preamble joins NVIDIA Inception to boost AI safety and risk mitigation for enterprises
Published: 09-08-2023 | 11:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Preamble announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception.


Cultivated meat startup Meatable raises $35m to accelerate commercial launch of its pork products
Published: 08-08-2023 | 12:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Meatable has raised $35m in new funding.


Closing the capital gap on impact investment in Africa, report
Published: 08-08-2023 | 11:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
African fund managers face unique obstacles that impede their access to capital for social impact.


Copenhagen startup Bactolife raises €30m Series A financing to accelerate growth
Published: 08-08-2023 | 11:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bactolife announced it has successfully raised €>30 million.


Haus raises $17m Series A funding to build the future of growth intelligence
Published: 08-08-2023 | 10:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Haus has announced $17 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners.


Persist AI raises $4m seed financing to accelerate drug formulation
Published: 08-08-2023 | 10:11:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Persist AI announced the close of an oversubscribed $4 million financing round.


Fintech startup Okoora fuels Paysend's Israeli market entry
Published: 07-08-2023 | 15:10:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Okoora, the Swiss-Israeli fintech startup has partnered with Paysend.


Functional Finance raises $8m to expand operational efficiency for the insurance industry
Published: 07-08-2023 | 14:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Insurtech startup Functional Finance secures $8m in seed capital.


O'Shaughnessy Ventures launches Grants program
Published: 07-08-2023 | 14:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
O'Shaughnessy Ventures has announced the launch of the O'Shaughnessy Grants program.


IVIX closes $12.5m Series A funding round to accelerate growth, combat financial crimes
Published: 07-08-2023 | 14:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
IVIX, announced the closing of a $12.5m Series A funding round


OKX Ventures invests $1m funding round in Hong Kong-based AI and Web3 startup Moonbox
Published: 07-08-2023 | 13:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
OKX Ventures has announced a $1m investment in Moonbox.


Supportwave raises $2.2m seed funding to accelerate the Future of IT support services
Published: 03-08-2023 | 15:42:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Supportwave has announced the successful closure of its seed funding round.


bp ventures invests £4m in UK-based fleet optimization software provider Dynamon
Published: 03-08-2023 | 15:20:00 | By: Pie Kamau
bp ventures has made a £4 million investment in Dynamon.


SynBio startup Enzymit announces breakthrough in cell-free hyaluronic acid production
Published: 03-08-2023 | 14:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Enzymit announced its success in synthetically producing hyaluronic acid (HA).


AI-enabled stealth startup Stackless Data raises $14m seed round to accelerate growth
Published: 03-08-2023 | 13:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Stackless Data has raised a seed round at a pre-money valuation of $14 million.


South Korean able-tech startup Kangsters selected for acceleration program by Praxis Labs
Published: 03-08-2023 | 12:03:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kangsters has been selected to participate in Praxis redemptive acceleration program.


British Business Investments commits €27m to Bootstrap Europe II
Published: 02-08-2023 | 15:22:00 | By: Pie Kamau
British Business Investments has committed €27 million to Bootstrap Europe II.


FAST Accelerator launches 2nd Cohort of AI program for African startups
Published: 02-08-2023 | 15:06:47 | By: Pie Kamau
Flapmax has launched the second FAST Accelerator program.


Kenyan healthtech startup Zuri Health secures additional investment from Marula Square
Published: 02-08-2023 | 14:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Zuri Health has secured additional investment from Marula Square.


SnoFox launches from stealth mode with $4.5m in seed funding
Published: 02-08-2023 | 12:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
SnoFox announced its $4.5 million seed round led by Voyager Ventures.


Hubly Surgical raises $3m oversubscribed funding following FDA clearance
Published: 01-08-2023 | 14:32:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Hubly Surgical has successfully closed its Series seed funding round.


Upskilling startup AlmaBetter partners with Woolf to deliver accredited degrees to online learners
Published: 01-08-2023 | 13:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
AlmaBetter has partnered with Woolf.


Nigeria's Remedial Health raises $12m to deliver financial services for neighborhood pharmacies
Published: 01-08-2023 | 13:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Remedial Health has secured $12m in an equity and debt funding round.


Aachen-based deeptech startup Elevear secures seed financing for audio technology market entry
Published: 01-08-2023 | 12:47:00 | By: Pie Kamau
deeptech startup Elevear has secured seed investment.


London innovation scale-up Wazoku brings innovation to the enterprise with full Teams integration
Published: 01-08-2023 | 12:14:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Wazoku has announced a full integration with collaboration platform Microsoft Teams.


Bristol tech startup Deazy appoints Laura Wall as Head of Marketing
Published: 20-07-2023 | 14:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Developer marketplace platform Deazy has appointed Laura Wall as Head of Marketing.


Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu raises pre-seed funding to fuel growth of its marketplace
Published: 29-06-2023 | 14:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kenyan fashion e-Commerce startup ShopZetu has raised $1m pre-seed funding.


Foodtech startup PartnerSlate raises $4m from to accelerate growth
Published: 14-06-2023 | 15:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
PartnerSlate has raised $4 million round led by Supply Change Capital.


Travel experience marketplace GetYourGuide secures $194m to accelerate global expansion
Published: 01-06-2023 | 12:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
GetYourGuide announced the closing of $194 million in equity and credit financing.


Dental marketplace Wellplaece launches with $5.5m seed round
Published: 31-05-2023 | 10:05:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Dental marketplace Wellplaece announced the company's Private Beta launch.


Volition raises $11m to scale the world's largest industrial parts marketplace
Published: 25-05-2023 | 13:35:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Volition has announced an $11 million seed round led by Newark Venture Partners.


Start-Up Nation Central collaborates with Microsoft to promote Israeli agri-food tech startups
Published: 16-05-2023 | 12:08:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Start-Up Nation Central has collaborated with Microsoft to promote Israeli agri-food tech startups in the international marketplace.


Milan-based fintech startup Viceversa closes €10m Series A funding round to accelerate growth
Published: 10-05-2023 | 15:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Viceversa, the Milan-based fintech startup that introduced revenue-based financing to Italy to support the growth of digital companies, announced the closing of €10 million Series A financing round.


Bristol-based tech startup Deazy appoints Freya Wordsworth as new Partnerships Manager
Published: 22-02-2023 | 13:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Developer marketplace platform Deazy, has appointed Freya Wordsworth as the new Partnerships Manager, as part of a growth push for 2023 that will see the Bristol-based tech firm build a partnership eco-system.


Bangkok-based healthcare marketplace HD raises $6m funding, launches HDcare service for elective surgeries
Published: 23-01-2023 | 14:15:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bangkok-based healthcare marketplace HD, announced a $6 million funding to improve accessibility and affordability of healthcare services and elective surgeries in emerging Southeast Asia.


Senegalese startup Kwely launches made in Africa online store
Published: 16-12-2022 | 12:38:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Kwely, a Senegalese-based startup has launched a B2B e-marketplace to provide African producers and manufacturers with a global window to sell their products at scale.


New Adevinta Ventures report reveals that B2B Marketplaces outperform other tech segments in VC funding
Published: 25-11-2022 | 09:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Adevinta Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of Adevinta, an online classifieds specialist, is launching a new B2B marketplaces report.


Berlin-based AI-powered startup Faircado raises €500K to transform E-commerce into Re-commerce
Published: 25-11-2022 | 08:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Faircado, a Berlin-based startup that provides the first AI-powered second-hand shopping assistance, announced it has raised €500,000 in a pre-seed round led by BackBone Ventures.


Ugandan agritech startup Inputi receives investment to boost inputs distribution
Published: 14-10-2022 | 12:41:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Ugandan agritech startup Inputi announced it received an investment funding to boost inputs distribution across the country.


Nigerian healthtech startup Lifestores raises $3m to expand its pharmaceutical marketplace
Published: 14-10-2022 | 12:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Nigerian healthtech startup Lifestores Healthcare has raised $3 million for expansion across the country in a pre-Series A funding round.


Austin, TX-based startup PetPair secures $1.2m pre-seed round to scale pet adoption marketplace
Published: 10-10-2022 | 13:17:00 | By: Pie Kamau
PetPair, an Austin, TX-based foster-powered pet adoption marketplace, announced it has closed a $1.1 million pre-seed round for a total of $1.2 million raised to date.


Fintech startup CoinFlip raises $1m initiative to support emerging Web 3.0 startups
Published: 27-07-2022 | 15:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
CoinFlip, a fintech company powered by cryptocurrency, announced the launch of CoinFlip Ventures, a new initiative that will support Web 3.0 based startup companies.


Pan-African talent marketplace Gebeya announces new innovation to accelerate hiring freelance professionals
Published: 20-07-2022 | 10:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Gebeya, the Pan-African marketplace for freelance professional talent, announced a new innovation to accelerate a more stable, dynamic African tech talent infrastructure.


Online energy marketplace VECKTA closes $3.3m seed round to accelerate growth
Published: 12-07-2022 | 16:25:00 | By: Pie Kamau
VECKTA, the online energy marketplace that connects commercial and industrial energy users with capital, services, and equipment suppliers, announced it has closed a $3.3 million institutional seed round.


Automotive B2B marketplace APFusion raises $6.5m in series seed financing to expand its platform
Published: 11-07-2022 | 09:57:00 | By: Pie Kamau
APFusion, the automotive B2B marketplace and SaaS company focused on modernizing the auto salvage industry, secured $6.5 million in series seed financing bringing the company's total financing to $7 million.


Entertainment tech startup Virtuosica launches for select artists and U.S. audiences
Published: 04-07-2022 | 13:31:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Entertainment tech startup Virtuosica has launched the beta version of its first product, the Virtuosica virtual concert platform.


Birmingham-based startup Astound raises $1m seed round to improve university access to corporate-sponsored research funding
Published: 01-06-2022 | 09:56:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Astound, a Birmingham-based startup, secured $1 million in seed funding to develop the first marketplace to allow research institutions and universities to easily find corporate sponsors.


Construction tech startup Dibbs opens bidding app to disrupt the construction industry in Massachusetts
Published: 18-05-2022 | 12:49:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Construction technology startup Dibbs, announced the expansion of its iOS app to Massachusetts, to expand its marketplace in the area.


London-based Bundlr Network raises $5.2m seed round to build an easier, faster way to store data on web3
Published: 09-05-2022 | 10:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Bundlr Network, a decentralized platform that makes it fast and easy to store data on web3, has raised a $5.2 million seed round co-led by Framework Ventures.


African B2B marketplace Kwely nabs $1m seed round to accelerate growth
Published: 29-04-2022 | 13:52:00 | By: Pie Kamau
African B2B marketplace Kwely finalized a $1 million seed funding round with a $700,000 injection of fresh capital led by WIC Capital with participation from Loftyinc Capital, Afropreneur Angels, Haskè Ventures and other angel investors.


Twitch Co-founder raises $35m seed round for Fractal, a new marketplace for gaming NFTs
Published: 11-04-2022 | 11:39:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fractal, a new marketplace for gaming NFTs founded by Justin Kan, the Co-founder of Twitch, announced a $35 million seed round led by Paradigm and Multicoin Capital with with participation from Andreessen Horowitz.


Nigerian mobility fintech startup Moove raises $105m series A2 round to scale growth
Published: 15-03-2022 | 09:33:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Mobility fintech, Moove, which provides revenue-based financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa, has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 round consisting of equity and debt.


Retailtech startup Cortina raises $6m seed round to accelerate growth
Published: 28-02-2022 | 12:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cortina, a revolutionary software solution that gives any retailer, from big box to mom-and-pop, the power to become a player in the fast-evolving marketplace revolution, announced it has closed $6 million in seed money.


Proptech startup PropBidder secures $1m seed funding round fuel its customer acquisition
Published: 24-02-2022 | 11:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
PropBidder, a SaaS-enabled online bidding marketplace for buying and selling homes and condos, announced the closing of a $1 million seed funding round.


Cross-border fintech startup Dowsure raises $20m to fuel growth of e-Commerce sellers in China
Published: 22-02-2022 | 12:07:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Shenzhen-based fintech startup Dowsure Technologies, has attracted the attention of global strategic investors, fueling the growth of millions of e-Commerce sellers from China on marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, Shopee and more.


Billups acquires adtech startup Outchart to advance programmatic digital OOH aspirations
Published: 22-02-2022 | 11:50:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Billups, the largest privately held out-of-home (OOH) technology and managed services company in the U.S., has acquired the assets of Outchart, a full-stack software provider for the digital out-of-home marketplace.


German startup Cansativa closes $15m Series B to become the ‘Amazon’ of cannabis for Europe
Published: 17-02-2022 | 12:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Cansativa Group announced it has closed a $15 million Series B investment led by Casa Verde with participation by Argonautic Ventures and Munich-based family office Alluti.


Fraugster partners with Dutch-based fintech startup Payaut to provide fraud prevention services to e-Commerce marketplaces
Published: 14-02-2022 | 09:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Fraugster, a German-Israeli payment intelligence company, has partnered with marketplace payout specialist Payaut, an Amsterdam-based fintech startup, to provide fraud prevention services to marketplaces.


SaaS management startup NachoNacho raises $3m to upend the SaaS industry
Published: 02-02-2022 | 12:48:00 | By: Pie Kamau
NachoNacho, a single destination for businesses to manage, discover, and buy SaaS products, and for SaaS vendors to acquire net new paying customers, announced the close of $3 million seed round.


DutchFounders launches €62m seed fund to back founders building the next wave of marketplaces in Europe
Published: 20-01-2022 | 12:21:00 | By: Pie Kamau
DutchFounders has reached the final close for its second fund, making more than €62m ($70m) available for early-stage marketplaces and so-called marketplace enablers.