Happy to see that the Egyptian online video learning platform in Arabic Almentor has raised $10 million in a pre-Series C funding round led by e& capital. e& capital joins existing investors including Africa Next members Partech, Sawari Ventures, Endure Capital and Egypt Ventures and Sango Capital. 

Since 2016, almentor has worked with more than 950 mentors to create over 1,000 online courses for individuals, corporations, and government entities. Almentor intends to use the investment to increase its investment in the B2C segment and to expand in Saudi Arabia.

👉To learn more about almentor : click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source: almentor secures a $10mn investment round led by e& capital to bridge the education gap for 10 million Arabic speakers

📢 #AfricaNext is back ! 😊

💵 If you are an investor looking for qualified deal flow in #Africa, come and join us for our upcoming E-Pitching Session tomorrow at 4pm (CET).

🎤 8 start-ups from the portfolio of African top tier VCs and accelerators will pitch raising in seed, pre-series A and series A from 1 to $10M and from various sectors ((#FinTech, #BioTech, #AgriTech, #Autotech , #CleanTech, #MedTech):

➡️ To register, click on the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MZnpjDacTh6S7MKOouOZqw

⚠️ This session is for investors only.
 

📣 Super excited to welcome LoftyInc Capital Management as a new first circle investor member into the community!

Based in Nigeria, LoftyInc is a Panafrican active early-stage investment VC firm. To learn more and get in contact with them, click here to see their profiles!

🚀 LoftyInc will introduce itself at the Africa Next e-pitch session on March 16 >> To register for the session, click here.

Happy to see that the South African email and domain protection platform for individuals and businesses Sendmarc has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Africa Next member Atlantica Ventures.

It welcomed participation from Allan Gray, E-Squared Ventures, Fireball Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, 4Di Capital, Endeavor Harvest, Alpha Private Capital, and Africa Next member Kalon Venture Partners. 

Founded in 2020, Sendmarc have built a product focusing on go-to-market features. Sendmarc intends to use the investment to increase its sales team across Africa, the U.S., Europe and Latin America. 

👉To learn more about Sendmarc: click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source: Sendmarc nabs $7M to offer email protection from phishing attacks and email impersonation

Happy to see that the Egyptian health tech Yodawy has raised $16 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Africa Next member Global Ventures and Delivery Hero Ventures alongside AAIC Investment, Dallah Al-Baraka, C Ventures and Africa Next members Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and P1 Ventures. 

Founded in 2018, Yodawy employs a B2B2C model that manage the end-to-end value chain of prescriptions, from how prescriptions are generated digitally on the doctor’s side to how payers process prescriptions. According to co-founder and CEO Karim Khashaba, the health tech startup plans to use the investment to expand across markets in the Middle East and Africa. 

👉To learn more about Yodawy: click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source: Egyptian health tech Yodawy raises $16M, backed by Delivery Hero Ventures

Happy to see that the South African proptech marketing platform Flow Living has raised $4.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Futuregrowth Asset Management alongside Endeavor Harvest Fund, Steven Heilbron, Kalon Venture Partners, Vunani Fintech Fund and Buffet Investments.

Founded in 2018, Flow’s API connects to the websites of estate agencies and property developers and automates advertising for them on social media channels like Instagram and Facebook. Flow intends to use the funding to include other social media platforms such as TikTok and LinkedIn and other advertising channels like digital out-of-home billboards. 

👉To learn more about Jetstream : click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source : South Africa’s Flow gets funding to automate social media advertising for real estate agencies | TechCrunch

Happy to see that the Ghanaian e-logistics platform for Africa’s B2B importers and exporters Jetstream has raised $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing.

Africa Next member PROPARCO through its bridge fund, and Cauris provided the debt financing while the equity investors include Africa Next members Octerra and Wuri Ventures alongside Seed9, The MBA Fund, ASCVC, Alitheia IDF and Golden Palm.

Founded in 2018, Jetstream offers a combination of trade financing and logistics to cargo owners. Jetstream will use the funding to expand into new countries and continue to develop its technology platform, which vertically aggregates fragmented logistics and financing vendors in the world of African trade. 

👉To learn more about Jetstream : click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source : Jetstream, a Ghanaian e-logistics platform for Africa’s B2B importers and exporters, takes in $13M equity, debt | TechCrunch

🚀Are you an investor looking to source some of the best African startups qualified by top investors in the continent? Join us now for the #AfricaNext E-Pitch session on November 10 at 4pm (CET)!

🎤 8 African Tech champions raising from $1.5M to $15M, will pitch in our 10th E-Pitch session!  The 8 startups are from #Egypt, #Cotedivoire, #Kenya, #Ghana, #Nigeria and from various sectors (#InsurTech, #EdTech, #FinTech, #HealthTech, #RetailTech).

They are selected by top investors members of the community (Sawari Ventures, P1 Ventures, Seedstars Africa Ventures, Flat6Labs, Newtown Partners, AfricInvest, VestedWorld and Falak Startups.)

➡️ To register, click on the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ikEjgCpSPOiUy8T0C4-vg

🔴This session is for investors only.

We are very happy to know that Paps becomes the official represnetative of the international logisitcs leader UPS in Senegal 🇸🇳 and Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼 .
This partnership will allow customers in these countries to take advantage of UPS services wich operate in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Paps is a Senegalese logistics and delivery company that offers innovative distribution and delivery solutions to companies and merchants.

👉To learn more about Paps: click here to see its profile
👉Get back to the Africa Next team if you would like an introduction

Happy to see that Enko Education, the South Africa-based network of international school, Enko Education, has closed a $5.8M Series B round led by Adiwale Partners with Steyn Capital family office, existing institutional investors Proparco, Investisseurs et Partenaires and Liquid Africa, as well as prominent figures in international education and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Enko Education aims to become the leader in international education in Africa. The new funds will be aimed at increasing the number of students in the network to reach 10,000 students in 2025. 

👉To learn more about Enko Education, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction.

Source : Enko Education clôture sa série B de 5,8 M$ pour accélérer son développement sur le continent africain - Financial Afrik

📣 We are thrilled to welcome E4E Africa, Growth Capital Fund and Investisseurs & Partenaires as new first cercle investor members into the community!

🗒️ Feel free to register to the E-Pitch Session on January 12 to e-meet them !

🤝 You can also connect with them on EuroQuity.

🎄 Happy holidays !