Daily Digest, Tuesday 23 June 2020

Funding In North Africa
MoneyFellows raises $4 million in Series A round from Partech and Sawari Ventures
Egyptian fintech platform MoneyFellows has secured $4 million in Series A investment from venture capital firms Partech and Sawari Ventures, as it works towards helping millions of new users reach their financial goals. Read more
Funding In Southern Africa
Stellenbosch-based FinTech Paymenow Concludes R4-m Seed Funding Round
Stellenbosch-based FinTech startup Paymenow today announced it has concluded an initial equity investment round with ViaMedia (part of the Digital Ecosystems Group) for a R4 million equity stake. Read more
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Events For African Start-ups
Startup web events in Africa this week [22/06/2020]
Startup Grind Bloemfontein will host Tshediso Thinane, a lobbyst, award winning entrepreneur and social commentator. Many more other webevents here
VC4A calls on scale-ups to pitch for up to $10m at 2020 Venture Showcase Series A
African startup funding platform VC4A is calling for African scale-ups looking to raise between $500 000 and $10-million to sign up to its Venture Showcase – Series A virtual event. Read more
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GFA’s must read weekend feature entitled Making Finance Work For Agriculture in Africa [Part 2] has been released. Read more
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