Daily Digest 21 December 2021
Ventures Platform Announces The First Close Of Its $40 Million Pan-African Fund
The limited partners (LPs) participating are headquartered in Nigeria and Africa, which demonstrates the growing magnitude of local investors’ checks in backing the region’s most creative companies. Read More
Nigeria’s Vehicle Subscription Platform Metro Africa Xpress Raises $31 Million, Will Deploy Electric Vehicles
Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (“MAX”) – the vehicle subscription platform for low-to-zero emission vehicles in Africa, has raised $31 million of new capital, in the first close of a Series B funding round. Read More
GFA Call For Applications
Naspers-Backed SweepSouth Buys Egyptian Startup Filkhedma
Filkhedma services tens of thousands of customers with cleaning, maintenance, and beauty services while empowering over 2 000 service providers through technology with consistent incomes and professional development. Read More
NBA Africa Appoints Gbemisola Abudu Vice President And Country Head Of New Nigeria Office
NBA Africa today named Gbemisola Abudu as Vice President & Country Head of Nigeria. Where the league will open its third office on the continent in early 2022. Read More