INVESTMENT

Ghanaian startups Rivia and VDL Fulfillment have raised a combined US$350,000 in funding from the Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility, a $4 million pilot investment facility

Jurisphere, a legal AI startup, has raised $2.2 million in a funding round led by InfoEdge Ventures, with participation from Flourish Ventures, Antler, and 8i Ventures

Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra is raising a $950 million funding round led by Tiger Global and GV, the company announced Monday, pushing its post-money valuation above $15 billion.

Former Andreessen Horowitz investor Katie Haun announced on Monday in a press release that her firm has raised $1 billion across new funds to continue its thesis of backing crypto and blockchain.

OneBio Venture Studio, a Cape Town-based investment firm focused on commercialising life sciences, has reached a R100m ($6m) first close of its second fund.

South African e-commerce merchant technology and smart logistics platform Shiprazor has raised US$2.65 million in seed funding to help African online merchants reduce delivery costs, improve conversion, and simplify fulfilment.

Breet, a cryptocurrency payment infrastructure platform, has launched a $10,000 equity-free grant programme for African fintech, crypto, stablecoin, and payments builders

Deeptech startup Vikra Ocean Tech has raised $1 million in a seed funding round co-led by Finvolve and India Accelerator.

Included VC has announced the launch of the Africa Investor Fellowship, a pilot programme designed to strengthen how existing investment professionals source deals and assess opportunities.

Deep-tech startup Ctruh has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round co-led by Inflection Point Ventures and Avinya Ventures

VC firm 137 Ventures announced Thursday that it has raised more than $700 million across two new growth-stage funds to back startups “with the potential for significant market impact.”

Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has raised $13 million in Series A financing, split between $8 million in equity and $5 million in debt, in a round led by British International Investment