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Inclusivity Solutions Raises US$1.3M in Second Tranche of Series A Funding

Inclusivity Solutions, a Cape Town, South Africa-based company that designs, builds, operates and innovates digital insurance solutions, secured an additional US$ 1.3m in its...

Jumo Secures US$55M in Funding

Jumo, a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, raised US$55m in debt and equity funding. The round introduced new investors...

GoDaddy Buys Over

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) is to acquire Over, a Cape Town, South Africa-based provider of an app that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses grow...

Nomanini Raises $4M in Funding

Nomanini, a Cape Town, South Africa-based fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, raised $4m in funding. The round was led by Standard Bank,...

Lulalend Raises $6.5M in Series A Funding

Lulalend, a Cape Town, South Africa-based online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), raised $6.5m in Series A financing....

Travelstart to Buy Club Travel Group

Travelstart is to acquire travel agency Club Travel Group. The amount of the deal - whose closing is subject to the approval of the Competition...

Travelstart Receives Investment from HarbourVest

Travelstart, a Cape Town, South Africa- and Dubai, UAE-based online travel company, received an investment from HarbourVest. The financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The...

Centbee Raises £1M in Series A Funding

Centbee, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based Bitcoin company, closed its £1m Series A funding round. Calvin Ayre, founder of Antigua-based investment firm, Ayre Ventures and...

Ecentric Receives Strategic Investment from FSS

Ecentric Payment Systems, a South Africa based payment processor, received a strategic investment from FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global payments technology company....

Coindirect Raises €1M in Funding

Coindirect, a Douglas, Isle of Man-based global cryptocurrency platform, raised €1m funding. The round was led by Concentric, with participation from Blockchain.com, and MakerDAO. The...

Snapt Secures $3M in Series A Funding

Snapt, Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia-based application delivery controller (ADC) company, raised $3m in series A funding. Backers included existing investor Convergence Partners, as well...

Fintech Company Jumo Secures $52M in Funding

Jumo, a Cape Town, South Africa-based-based fintech company, secured $52m in funding. The round was led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Proparco, the...

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