IT総合 Altos Ventures, an early backer of Coupang and Roblox, raises $500M fund Altos Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that has backed the likes of Roblox, Coupang, PandaDoc and Quizl... 2024.11.13 IT総合
IT総合 African ‘gender-equal’ VC Janngo Capital closes second fund at $78M Pan-African venture capital firm Janngo Capital has closed its oversubscribed second fund at €73 million ($78 million), ... 2024.10.30 IT総合
IT総合 Google, DPI backs African fintech Moniepoint in $110M round Google’s Africa Investment Fund is a new investor in African fintech Moniepoint, which just closed $110 million in... 2024.10.29 IT総合
IT総合 African crypto startup Yellow Card raises $33M led by Blockchain Capital to scale its B2B pivot Africa’s blockchain and crypto space is receiving a much-needed venture boost during a tough time for startups, so... 2024.10.17 IT総合
IT総合 ‘Where we are today in biology AI is similar to GPT in 2020’: An interview with the CEO of Africa’s biggest AI startup In January last year, German biotech company BioNTech acquired African AI startup Instadeep for over $550 million, a dea... 2024.10.13 IT総合
IT総合 Flutterwave’s chief on the company’s executive hires, product focus, and IPO plans Flutterwave CEO GB discusses the company's recent product and administration changes and their implications for the comp... 2024.10.07 IT総合
IT総合 Paymob, started by three college friends, lands another $22 million and is profitable in Egypt Paymob has evolved into an omnichannel gateway offering over 50 methods for offline and online payments to more than 350... 2024.09.11 IT総合
IT総合 Ziina banks $22M as growth explodes for the UAE-based fintech for small businesses The Dubai-based startup, which now counts 50,000 retail and business customers in the UAE, has netted $22 million led by... 2024.09.03 IT総合
IT総合 Payroll startup Cercli inks $4M to build the “Rippling for the Middle East and North Africa” The potential of Cercli's payroll platform has attracted investor interest, leading to $4 million in seed funding. © 20... 2024.09.03 IT総合
IT総合 From InstaDeep to Paystack: Here are Africa’s biggest startup exits and how much they raised As we continue to monitor the growth of Africa's tech ecosystem, it’s essential to highlight and analyze the biggest dis... 2024.09.01 IT総合
IT総合 African B2B e-commerce startups Wasoko and MaxAB complete merger: Interview with co-CEO Daniel Yu Two of Africa's largest B2B e-commerce platforms, Wasoko and MaxAB, have finally completed the continent’s much-talked-a... 2024.08.27 IT総合
IT総合 Kenyan HR and payroll startup Workpay lands Visa as investor in $5M round Workpay provides cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits solutions for businesses with employees across Africa. © 2024 Te... 2024.08.22 IT総合
IT総合 Waza comes out of stealth with $8M to power global trade for African businesses In May, the African fintech processed up to $70 million in monthly payment volume. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserve... 2024.08.19 IT総合
IT総合 African e-commerce company Jumia completes sale of secondary shares at $99.6M Almost two weeks ago, TechCrunch reported that African e-commerce giant Jumia was planning to sell 20 million American d... 2024.08.17 IT総合
IT総合 Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round Cross-border payments for businesses in emerging markets remain significantly untapped, despite small to large businesse... 2024.08.12 IT総合
IT総合 Jumia plans to raise more than $100 million in secondary shares to drive stalled user growth African e-commerce company Jumia is selling 20 million American depositary shares over the next couple of weeks, TechCru... 2024.08.07 IT総合
IT総合 Egypt’s Cartona raises $8.1M even as investors pull back from B2B e-commerce in Africa When Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform Cartona last raised money in 2022, global and local investors were eager to invest... 2024.07.30 IT総合
IT総合 Egypt’s MNT-Halan banks $157.5M, gobbles up a fintech in Turkey to expand MNT-Halan, a fintech unicorn out of Egypt, is on a consolidation march. The microfinance and payments startup has raised... 2024.07.26 IT総合
IT総合 Endeavor CEO says long-term capital needs to be prioritized in emerging ecosystems Venture capital has become a more global industry as the tech sector slowly decentralizes. In 2022, more than 50% of VC ... 2024.07.25 IT総合
IT総合 Israel’s startup scene shows reslience despite nine months of war When the war between Israel and Hamas broke out last October, we examined its potential impact on the tech ecosystems in... 2024.07.18 IT総合
IT総合 Paris-based VC Breega hits first close of $75M Africa fund to back pre-seed and seed startups Paris-based VC firm Breega has observed Africa’s tech ecosystem mature over the years. From receiving less than a ... 2024.06.20 IT総合
IT総合 Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s former chief scientist, launches new AI company Ilya Sutskever, one of OpenAI’s co-founders, launches Safe Superintelligence (SSI), just a month after leaving OpenAI. ©... 2024.06.20 IT総合
IT総合 Sources: Wasoko-MaxAB e-commerce merger faces delays amid headwinds in Africa The merger has yet to close due to extended due diligence amid ongoing restructuring and macroeconomic headwinds across ... 2024.06.10 IT総合
IT総合 Once serving war-torn Sudan, YC-backed Elevate now provides fintech to freelancers globally Inflation and currency devaluation have always been a growing concern for Africans with bank accounts. © 2024 TechCrunc... 2024.06.06 IT総合
IT総合 YoLa Fresh, a GrubMarket for Morocco, digs up $7M to connect farmers with food sellers YoLa Fresh works with over a thousand retailers across Morocco and records up to $1 million in gross merchandise volume.... 2024.05.30 IT総合
IT総合 Iyris makes fresh produce easier to grow in difficult climates, raises $16M 2023 was the hottest year on record, it doesn’t look like we’re cooling down anytime soon. Rising temperatur... 2024.05.30 IT総合
IT総合 OpenseedVC, which backs operators in Africa and Europe starting their companies, reaches first close of $10M fund Founder-market fit is one of the most crucial factors in a startup’s success, and operators (someone involved in t... 2024.05.20 IT総合
IT総合 Accion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally For over six decades, the nonprofit has been active in the financial services sector. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights rese... 2024.05.15 IT総合
IT総合 Jumia is back, growing total sales and orders in Q1 2024 Jumia, an African e-tailer, attributes this growth to continued improvements in its supply and product assortment. © 202... 2024.05.08 IT総合
IT総合 Amazon launches a Prime-free marketplace in South Africa, its first on the continent Two years after announcing plans, Amazon’s highly awaited e-commerce entry into Africa has finally come to pass. O... 2024.05.07 IT総合