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FinTech
Paymob, started by three college friends, lands another $22 million and is profitable in Egypt | TechCrunch
Not many ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley can boast successful tech startups launched by founders while still in school or…
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FinTech
Ziina banks $22M as growth explodes for the UAE-based fintech for small businesses | TechCrunch
In June 2021, Ziina, fresh from completing YC’s first cohort that year and securing a $7.5 million seed, launched its…
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Afore Capital
Payroll startup Cercli inks $4M to build the 'Rippling for the Middle East and North Africa' | TechCrunch
While scaling and managing teams at two of the largest unicorns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Akeed…
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african startups
From InstaDeep to Paystack: Here are Africa's biggest startup exits and how much they raised | TechCrunch
Startups globally have faced challenges over the last couple of years when trying to exit, due to factors like a…
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Africa
Jumia plans to raise more than $100 million in secondary shares to drive stalled user growth | TechCrunch
African e-commerce company Jumia is selling 20 million American depositary shares over the next couple of weeks, TechCrunch has learned.…
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Africa
Egypt's MNT-Halan banks $157.5M, gobbles up a fintech in Turkey to expand | TechCrunch
MNT-Halan, a fintech unicorn out of Egypt, is on a consolidation march. The microfinance and payments startup has raised $157.5…
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Endeavor
Endeavor CEO says long-term capital needs to be prioritized in emerging ecosystems | TechCrunch
Venture capital has become a more global industry as the tech sector slowly decentralizes. In 2022, more than 50% of…
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