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Smile Identity Raises $20M in Series B Funding

Smile Identity, a Lagos, Nigeria, London, UK, Cape Town South Africa and Nairobi, Kenya-based provider of a KYC onboarding and identity verification platform for...

Lulalend Raises $35M in Series B Funding

Lulalend, a Cape Town, South Africa-based digital business lender company, raised $35M in Series B funding. The round was led by Lightrock, with participation from...

Senken Raises USD $7.5M in Funding

Senken, a Berlin, Germany and Cape Town, South Africa-based climate finance trading platform of on-chain carbon credits, raised USD $7.5M in funding. The round was...

Carry1st Raises $27M in Funding

Carry1st, a Cape Town, South Africa-based mobile games publisher, raised $27M in funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z),...

Ukheshe International Receives Investment from DPI and Fireball Capital

Ukheshe International, a London, UK- and Johannesburg, South Africa-based Banking as a Service (“BAAS”) enabler, received an investment from DPI and Fireball Capital. The amount...

Moove Closes USD20M Funding Round

Moove, a Johannesburg, South-Africa-based mobility fintech company, raised USD20M in funding. The round was led by Absa Corporate and Investment Banking. The company intends to use...

Entersekt Receives Investment from Accel-KKR

Entersekt, a global leader in device identity and authentication solutions headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, received an investment from Accel-KKR. The amount of the...

Accenture Closes Acquisition of King James Group

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of King James Group, a South African creative agency with expertise in brand strategy, creativity and digital marketing services. The...

Yellow Card Raises $15M in Series A Funding

Yellow Card, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by Valar Ventures, Third Prime, and Castle Island...

Accenture to Buy South African King James Group

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is to acquire King James Group, a South African creative agency with deep expertise in brand strategy, creativity and digital marketing services. The amount...

Carry1st Raises $6M in Series A Funding

Carry1st, a Brooklyn, NY- and Century City, Cape Town, South Africa-based mobile games publishing platform that enables global gaming studios to expand across the...

Ovex Raises $4M in Funding

Ovex, a Cape Town, South Africa-based market-focused cryptocurrency exchange platform specializing in over-the-counter (OTC) trading, raised $4m in funding. Quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda...

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