African Startup Raises $6 Million From Pre-Series A Funding Round
Africa Blockchain Lab recently said it has raised $6 million from a pre-Series A investment round and will use the capital to fund the launch of a crypto wallet. Driving Adoption of Cryptocurrencies An African crypto startup, Africa Blockchain Lab, recently confirmed it has received $6 million from a pre-Series A investment round. The round was led by a consortium of global as well as African venture capital firms like Lateral Frontiers VC, CRE Venture Capital, and Musha Ventures. Global investors that took part in this round include Dragonfly Capital, Hashkey....
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Fintech startup Flutterwave announced recently that it has raised $250 million from its Series D funding round. The funding round, which attracted international investors, saw the startup’s value rise to over $3 billion.
Capital Raised to Fund Flutterwave’s Expansion Plans
The Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave recently announced it raised $250 million in a Series D funding round. The latest capital raise, led by B Capital Group, saw the fintech firm’s valuation increase to over $3 billion.
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BitPesa receives a Series A funding of $2.5 million from few leading names in the investor community. The leading African Bitcoin payments startup, BitPesa has successfully raised $2.5 million in Series A funding. Led by Draper VC, Greycroft LLC and other existing investors have participated in the company’s latest fundraising round. BitPesa has established itself as one of the leading cryptocurrency businesses in Africa. The Kenyan company has been proactive in the region’s financial sector by offering Bitcoin-powered financial services to the unbanked and the underbanked population. The....
An African startup, Nestcoin, said it raised $6.45 million in a pre-seed funding round in which tennis’ star, Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures took part. The startup, which was launched in November 2021, plans to use the capital raised to educate, build and invest in web 3.0 applications.
Facilitating Crypto Adoption
Nestcoin, a Nigerian startup that plans to operate and invest in Web3 applications, recently announced it had raised $6.45 million in pre-seed. Leading the funding round were venture capital firms, Distributed Global and Alter Global.
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Chipper Cash, one of Africa’s biggest fintechs, recently concluded a Series C extension funding round in which it raised $150 million, a report by Techcrunch has revealed. New Investors Participate in Latest Round According to the report, this latest funding round — which was led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX — comes barely six months after the fintech startup Chipper Cash was able to raise $100 million in the first Series C funding round. Besides FTX, other investors that participated in Chipper Cash’s latest funding round include SVB Capital, which led....
NFT marketplace Rarible announces it has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round. The company, founded just last year, plans to use the funding for advancing their goal of making NFTs more mainstream. Behind the Series A funding round were names like Coinfund, Venrock, and 01 Advisors. Rarible is an NFT marketplace that […]