African startups collectively secured $1.35b in funding during the first half of 2025, marking a 66% surge from the $800 million raised in the same period […]
NAACP Image Award–nominated author Sabrina Lamb has launched the first Black woman-owned global investing app. Wekeza combines access to U.S. stocks with multilingual financial education. Users […]
Nigerian fintech startup Kredete has raised $22 million to help African immigrants access financial services. AfricInvest led the Series A funding round via its Cathay AfricInvest […]
Kenyan Honeycoin has secured $4.9M in seed funding to transform cross-border payments using stablecoin technology. Flourish Ventures led the round with participation from Visa, TLcom Capital, […]