Funding
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Seevcash lands $142,000 from Stellar Community Fund to accelerate financial inclusion.
Ghanaian fintech startup Seevcash has secured $142,000 in XLM from the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) through the Stellar Community Fund, an open-application awards program that leverages community input to fund and support Web3 teams building on Stellar. The funding will support product development as the company works to expand access to affordable digital financial services.…
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Medpharma secures undisclosed investment from Sahara Impact Ventures.
Ghanaian healthtech startup Medpharma has raised an undisclosed funding round from Sahara Impact Ventures. What problem is MedPharma solving? Founded by Stephen Yaw Asamoah and Richard Appiah Otoo in 2019, MedPharma is digitising healthcare delivery by aggregating providers, pharmacies, and medical facilities into a single connected platform. Its model tackles one of the continent’s most…
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Standard Chartered Women in Tech Incubator backs 5 startups with $50,000 to scale their products.
The Standard Chartered Futuremakers Women in Tech (FWIT) program, an initiative by Standard Chartered Bank, has invested $50,000 in five startups from its 2025 incubator program. These companies span sectors including healthcare and agriculture, and waste management. Implemented by the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre, the program provides business development and financial support to women-led or…
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Mariseth Farms backer, SEFAA secures $10m to ramp up investment in Africa’s agribusinesses.
The Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) — one of Ghana’s most active agribusiness investors and a backer of Complete Farmer, Mariseth Farms, Oyster Agribusiness, Kuapa Kokoo, and Idan Agro — has secured $10m from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund. Managed by Sahel Capital, SEFAA plans to deepen its reach across 13…
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EATO secures funding from Nubia Capital to build the digital rails for African cuisine.
EATO, the AI-powered foodtech platform, has secured an undisclosed funding from Nubia Capital to accelerate its mission to build the digital infrastructure powering Africa’s food economy. Founded by Margaret Kyerematen-Debrah in 2023, EATO is an AI-powered digital marketplace that connects African food entrepreneurs—chefs, processors, small businesses, and informal traders—with global consumers, markets, and financing opportunities.…
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MEST Africa doubles down on AI with the launch of a new AI Startup program.
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), one of Africa’s leading tech incubators, is pivoting to artificial intelligence with the launch of its new AI Startup Program. The AI Startup program is a redesigned version of its long-standing Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EIT) program, focusing on building the next generation of AI entrepreneurs in Africa. For over…
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Liquify raises $1.5m in an oversubscribed round to close Africa’s $120bn trade finance gap.
Liquify, the invoice financing platform co-founded by Nadya Yaremenko and Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, has closed a $1.5 million equity seed round, alongside additional debt financing. The round, which was oversubscribed, underscores strong investor confidence in Liquify’s approach to bridge Africa’s $120 billion trade finance gap. The UK Tech News was the first to report the news.…
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Complete Farmer secures €2.2 million to scale fulfilment centres and reach more smallholder farmers.
Complete Farmer, the agritech company improving market access and productivity for smallholder farmers, has secured €2.2 million (USD 2.5 million) from the European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company. The EU financing will support the construction of six new fulfilment centres – hubs for aggregation, quality control, and logistics in the northern regions.…
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Kodu Technology nabs $50,000 as winner of NBPA x UM6P Innovation Challenge.
Kodu Technology, the Kosmos Innovation Centre-backed cleantech and femtech innovator, has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the inaugural “Jump Shot: The NBPA × UM6P Innovation Challenge,” a new initiative by the One Court Africa program. After a competitive pitch event held in Benguerir, Morocco, the startup secured the top spot and a $50,000…