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Accenture Ventures Invests in Okra

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made an investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Lagos, Nigeria-based fintech company Okra. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Founded in...

Stripe To Acquire Paystack

Stripe has entered into an agreement to acquire Paystack, a Lagos, Nigeria-based technology company that enables organizations of all sizes to collect payments from...

Tomato Jos Raises €3.9M in Series A Funding

Tomato Jos, a Kaduna, Nigeria-based agro-processing company focused on the local production of high-quality tomato paste for the African market, raised €3.9m in Series...

54gene Raises $15M in Series A Funding

54gene, a Nigerian genomics research, services, and development company, closed a Series A round of $15M. The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a...

OPay Raises $120M in Series B Funding

OPay, a Nigeria's leading mobile wallet and motorbike ridesharing provider, raised $120m in Series B funding. Backers included Meituan-Dianping, DragonBall Capital (The Investment fund...

Arnergy Raises $9M in Series A Funding

Arnergy, a Lagos, Nigeria-based distributed utility company, raised $9M in a Series A funding. The round was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with participation...

OPay Raises $50M in Funding

OPay, a Lagos, Nigeria-based provider of a mobile payment service and consumer platform, raised $50m in funding. The round was led by IDG Capital,...

MAX.ng Raises Approx. $7.5M in Funding

MAX.ng, a Lagos, Nigeria-based app-based motorcycle hailing service in West Africa, raised approx. $7.5m in funding. Backers included Goodwell Investments managed uMunthu fund, via...

Branch International Raises $170M in Series C Financing

Branch International, a San Francisco, CA-based finance app for Africa, raised $170m in Series C funding. The round was led by Foundation Capital and...

Boomplay Closes $20M Series A Funding

Boomplay, a Lagos, Nigeria-based music streaming service, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round was led by Maison Capital, with particiaption from Seas...

OneFi Acquires Fintech Company Amplify

  One Finance Limited (OneFi), a consumer lending platform provider, acquired Amplified Payments Ltd (Amplify), a Lagos, Nigeria-based fintech company that builds and facilitates payment...

TeamApt Closes $5.5M Series A Funding Round

TeamApt, a Lagos, Nigeria-based fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, closed on a $5.5M Series A funding. The round...

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