Lidya

Nigeria’s Lidya set on being biggest non-bank lender to SMEs with Polish, Czech expansion

Nigerian fintech startup Lidya is on a drive to become the world’s biggest non-bank lender to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the world. “The…

Big names are among 41 African startups in Lisbon this week for Web Summit

UPDATE (8 November): Subsequent to the publication of this story, Swiss medtech startup Nutrix was announced as Web Summit’s Pitch winner. Forty-one startups from…

Accion Venture Lab to invest at least $4.5m in African fintechs with new fund

Accion Venture Lab, the seed investment initiative of US-based non-profit Accion, has launched a new $23-million fund aimed at fintech startups that focus on…

Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on

Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading…

Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated]

A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year. While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they…

Goodwell launches new Africa-focused €20m fund aimed at inclusive economy

Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments has announced that it has launched Goodwell IV, a €20-million fund for investments in the inclusive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a statement…

Ahead of Nigeria’s do-or-die match, here’s what you should know of top fintech Lidya

Tonight’s match pitting Nigeria against Argentina, kicking off at 8pm Central African Time, is arguably the biggest game of the day. The match is…

‘Playing patient investor, Omidyar has not made many exits from $1.3bn portfolio’ [Updated]

Philanthropic impact investor Omidyar Network has invested close to $1.3-billion* in non-profit and for-profit ventures globally since it was founded in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre…

Nigerian fintech Lidya raises $6.9m in Series-A round led by Omidyar Network [Updated]

Nigerian fintech startup Lidya has announced that it has raised $6.9-million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based philanthropic investment firm Omidyar…

Lidya closes US$1.25-million in Seed Funding

Fintech platform Lidya has closed a seed funding round of USD$1.25-million, being led by Accion Venture Lab, the company announced. Newid Capital were among several other investors also responsible…

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