Issue #26: Africa’s Weekly Funding Review

Today’s episode of Africa’s Weekly Funding Review is exciting. As always, we recorded some fundraising announcements this week in the African tech & startup ecosystem.

If you missed it, here are the highlights:

Omnibiz raised a $15 million pre-Series A funding round
iProcure raised $10.2 million in a series B funding round
Pastel raised a $5.5 million seed funding round
Koolboks closed a $2.5 million seed funding round

Funding

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Omnibiz, a Nigerian B2B e-commerce platform that eliminates the inefficiencies of traditional trade by digitizing the retail chain, raised a $15 million pre-Series A funding round ($5 million equity and $10 million debt) led by Timon Capital. Other investors participating in the round Ventures Platform, Lofty Inc, Chapel Hill Denham, Chandaria and Musha Ventures.

iProcure, a B2B agritech company with a mission to lower the cost of production for farmers, through data-driven optimization of farm input distribution channels, raised $10.2 million (including $1.2 million in debt) in a series B funding round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P). Other investors participating in the round were Novastar Ventures, Ceniarth and British International Investment (BII).

Pastel, a Nigerian bookkeeping and digital platform for merchants, raised a $5.5 million seed round led by TLcom Capital. Other investors participating in the round include Global Founders Capital (GFC), Golden Palm Investments, DFS Labs, Ulu Ventures, Plug and Play and Soma Cap.

Koolboks, an African-focused startup that provides a storage technique due to the superior insulation and ice battery technology employed in the design, raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by Aruwa with participation from Acumen, Blue Earth Capital, All On, GSMA and other investors.

Lori Systems, an African logistics startup that seamlessly coordinates haulage across frontier markets, raised a pre-Series B funding round in which Google participated along with other existing investors.

Watu Credit, a Ugandan asset financing company for two and three-wheelers across Africa, received a $7 million investment from Verdant Capital.

Homefarm, a South African agritech startup that enables consumers, communities and businesses to grow more of their fresh food produce on-site where it is consumed, raised R1.7 million (about $104 000) in seed funding from CapaciTech and other investors.

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