Ivory Coast
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Funding
StarNews Mobile in Ivory Coast Raises $3 Million in Funding with Investment from French Soccer Players
The Ivory Coast-based StarNews Mobile, Africa’s leading mobile video network, has secured US$3 million in funding from investors that include…
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Partnerships
Scaleway’s Startup Programme Welcomes Syca from Ivory Coast
Scaleway, a global provider of cloud infrastructure services, has chosen Syca, a fintech company based in Ivory Coast, to join…
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Business
Zimbabwe’s Cashlinq Launches Banking-as-a-Service Platform for Small Businesses
Zimbabwean fintech startup Cashlinq has launched a baking-as-a-service platform to enable businesses and startups across the continent to offer superior…
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Ivory Coast’s Afrikrea Raises USD 6.2 Mn Pre-Series A Round
Ivory Coast-based startup Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa”, has raised a USD 6.2 Mn pre-Series A…
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Fintech
Nigeria’s Fintech startup, E-Settlement, has bought the Ivory Coast’s QuickCash
Nigerian Fintech startup, E-Settlement, has acquired the Cote Ivoire’s company QuickCash to help its West African expansion. The acquisition of Ivorian QuickCash- a…
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Digital
Pan-African company Baobab+ secures US$11.7mn for operational expansion
Baobab+, has just raised US$11.7mn from Norwegian fund Norfund to finance electrification and digitalization in several African countries. The fundraising will…
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Fintech Startup Julaya, Raises $550k to Digitize SMEs in Ivory Coast
There are over 1 billion mobile money accounts globally. Africa leads the way in transaction value and volume thanks to M-Pesa, largely used in…
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Ivorian Transport Startup Moja Ride Raises Funding From Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Abidjan-based digital transportation startup, Moja Ride, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) and its group…
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Startups Within The West African Economic And Monetary Union Have New $350k Up For Grabs
Startups in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMO) space have the opportunity to share a jackpot of FCFA…
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5 Nigerian Startups Selected To Join 7 Others At The Africa Tech Summit Connects (ATS)
Five Nigerian firms have been shortlisted among the 12 African startups to pitch live at this month’s digital Africa Tech…
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