Tag: Nigeria

Insurance firm Allianz Group has acquired 99.03 per cent of the shares in Nigeria-based Ensure Insurance from the core shareholder Greenoaks Global.

Nigeria-based Piggybank.ng has raised a $1.1m seed round led by LeadPath Nigeria founder Olumide Soyombo.

Lidya, an online invoice generation and financing platform, has collected $6.9m in its Series A funding round.

Micro-finance banking software developer Oradian has closed funding from Goodwell Investments, just days after its previous equity round.

Microfinance banking software developer Oradian has netted ?100,000 investment from Middleton Enterprises.

Global remittance company SureRemit has closed its ICO on its hard cap, pulling in up to $10m.

Agriculture crowdfunding platform Farmcrowdy has secured $1m in a seed funding round from a selection of international investors.

Mobile lender Branch International has reportedly raised $2m in debt financing from Nabo Capital and fund managers.

Nigerian small business lender Lidya has picked up $1.25m in a seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab. Newid Capital and several angel investors also participated.