| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.01.2023 | Kwara, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $3 million in seed extension round funding | Kwara, a fintech company based in Kenya, has just completed a $3 million seed extension funding.
Existing investors DOB Equity and Globivest, as well as the founder of Kobalt Music, participated in this round of funding.
One Day Yes and Bas... |
| 16.01.2023 | Kenyan fintech Kwara raises $3M seed extension, signs deal to reach over 4,000 credit unions | Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitizing credit unions (Saccos), more than doubled its client base last year, and it’s eyeing enormous growth in the coming years after raising a $3 million seed extension and signing an exclusive digital solutions... |
| 16.01.2023 | Kenyan fintech Kwara raises $3M seed extension, signs deal to reach over 4,000 credit unions | Kwara, a Kenyan fintech digitizing credit unions (saccos), more than doubled its client base last year, and its eyeing enormous growth in the coming years after raising a $3 million seed extension, and signing an exclusive digital solutions... |
| 05.02.2022 | Future Africa made 43 investments in 2021 to bring its AUM to $30 M | In 2021, Andela and Flutterwave co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji founded the Future Africa fund, which invested $4.3 million in 43 startups, bringing its total assets under management (AUM) to $30 million.
The team’s first goal was to create an... |
| 13.12.2021 | Kwara, a Kenyan startup, raises $4 million in a seed round | Kwara, a Kenyan startup that is assisting in the transformation of traditional savings cooperatives into contemporary digital banks, has raised US$4 million in seed funding to continue developing its neobank app in advance of its forthcomin... |
| 10.12.2021 | SEC Chair Gary Gensler finally laid out what he has against SPACs | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 10.12.2021 | SEC Chair Gary Gensler finally laid out what he has against SPACs | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 10.12.2021 | Kwara raises a $4m seed to build Africa’s first credit union-powered neobank | One of the beauties of fintech is its ability to either unbundle or seamlessly bundle fragmented and broken banking services. While some startups focus on building digital consumer banks, others focus on building banks for businesses, or fo... |
| 10.12.2021 | Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions | The Kenyan fintech Kwara was launched in 2019 to help credit unions (savings and credit cooperatives societies, SACCOs) in the East African country shift to digital platforms by providing them with its proprietary backend-as-a-service (BaaS... |
| 09.12.2021 | Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions | The Kenyan fintech Kwara was launched in 2019 to help credit unions (savings and credit cooperatives societies, SACCOs) in the East African country shift to digital platforms by providing them with its proprietary Back-end-as-a-service (Baa... |
| 08.12.2021 | Kenya’s fintech Kwara lands $4 Million in seed round from Breega, SoftBank to build neobank for credit unions | The Kenyan fintech Kwara was launched in 2019 to help credit unions (savings and credit cooperatives societies, SACCOs) in the East African country shift to digital platforms by providing them with its proprietary Back-end-as-a-service (Baa... |
| 12.08.2021 | MasterCard : 11 Fintech Builders Join Mastercard Start Path Global Network to Scale Innovation | Mastercard opens door to startups around the world looking to grow platforms across open banking, predictive financial modeling for small businesses, smart rental payments and beyond
Today the award-winning global startup engagement program... |
| 04.06.2021 | Meet 30 Black Founded Startups Selected By Google For Their New $2 Million (£1.5 Million) Black Founders Fund | -Courtesy of Google Europe |
| 03.06.2021 | Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups | Google has selected 30 startups to receive a share of its $2 million Black Founders Fund in Europe, providing these companies with a spot of cash, some valuable cloud services and a bit of good old-fashioned networking among the Google crew... |
| 01.05.2021 | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kicks off | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with Double Feather Partners (DFP), Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support (DTVS), Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), a... |
| 08.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/04/2020] | Johannesburg-based startup Epione.net launched epione.net in Zimbabwe today.
The offering, already available in South Africa, is an online pre-screening symptom checker that connects stakeholders in the healthcare sector, enabling a seamle... |
| 08.04.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/04/2020] | Johannesburg-based startup Epione.net launched epione.net in Zimbabwe today.
The offering, already available in South Africa, is an online pre-screening symptom checker that connects stakeholders in the healthcare sector, enabling a seamles... |
| 22.01.2020 | African fintech startups to benefit after Catalyst Fund nets $15m from UK Aid, JP Morgan | Fintech startups in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa that target financial inclusion, are among those set to benefit from grants of up to $100 000 after US fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund secured $15-million in funding from JP Morgan and U... |
| 22.01.2020 | African fintech startups to benefit after Catalyst Fund nets $15m from UK Aid, JP Morgan | Fintech startups in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa that target financial inclusion, are among those set to benefit from grants of up to $100 000 after US fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund secured $15-million in funding from JP Morgan and U... |
| 20.01.2020 | Catalyst Fund gets $15M from J.P. Morgan, UK Aid to invest in 30 fintech startups across five emerging markets | Despite marked progress on reducing poverty over the past decades, nearly half of the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day. Catalyst Fund is a new venture fund on a mission to address the issue head-on. The fund was created in ... |
| 19.01.2020 | Catalyst Fund gets $15M from JP Morgan, UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups | The Catalyst Fund has gained $15 million in new support from JP Morgan and UK Aid and will back 30 fintech startups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the next three years.
The Boston based accelerator provides mentorship and non-equit... |
| 29.11.2019 | Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google | Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa, which saw graduates pitch for funding from some of Africa and the UK’s top venture capitalists.
Goo... |
| 29.11.2019 | Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google | Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa, which saw graduates pitch for funding from some of Africa and the UK’s top venture capitalists.
Go... |
| 05.07.2019 | Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on | With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money.
Inspired by this revolutionary fintech solution — which is used by 30 million users in 10 countries — a crop of... |
| 05.07.2019 | Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on | With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money.
Inspired by this revolutionary fintech solution — which is used by 30 million users in 10 countries — a crop of ... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run... |
| 18.06.2019 | Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list | Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed as part of the Inclusive Fintech 50 initiative is anything to go by.
The initiative — run ... |
| 17.06.2019 | Winners of Inclusive Fintech 50 | MetLife Foundation and Visa, with partners Accion and IFC, launch inaugural list to help fintech companies attract capital and resources to benefit the 3 billion financially underserved people globally.
MetLife Foundation and Visa with glob... |
| 21.03.2019 | Google announces third cohort of Launchpad Accelerator Africa | Share this article:
Google last week announced the startups that will be participating in its third Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme.
This third cohort sees new 12 startups from six African countries — Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, ... |
| 18.03.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class | Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include four startups from Kenya, three from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Uganda, S... |
| 18.03.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class | Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include four startups from Kenya, three from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Uganda, S... |
| - | Kwara | “Kwara turns analog credit unions into modern digital banks.” |
| - | Kwara, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $3 million in seed extension round funding | Kwara, a fintech company based in Kenya, has just completed a $3 million seed extension funding.
Existing investors DOB Equity and Globivest, as well as the founder of Kobalt Music, participated in this round of funding.
One Day Yes and Bas... |
| - | The first cohort of the JICA Ninja Accelerator in Kenya kicks off | The JICA NINJA Accelerator in Kenya, powered by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with Double Feather Partners (DFP), Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support (DTVS), Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory (DTFA), a... |
| - | Kwara, a Kenyan startup, raises $4 million in a seed round | Kwara, a Kenyan startup that is assisting in the transformation of traditional savings cooperatives into contemporary digital banks, has raised US$4 million in seed funding to continue developing its neobank app in advance of its forthcomin... |
| - | Emerge accelerator programme: €7.7M to be invested in underrepresented founders across Europe | SoftBank Vision Fund, Speedinvest, and several VC partners have just announced a collective €7.7 million capital for nine European startups.
The Emerge Accelerator Program promotes diversity in tech and entrepreneurship by partnering underr... |
