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Nigerian payment service provider Nomba has raised a $30 million Pre-Series B funding round to enable businesses to easily and securely receive customer payments across Africa
The funding round was led by San Francisco-based Base10 Partners, with participation from Partech, Khosla Ventures, Helios Digital Ventures and Shopify. Founded in 2016, Nomba is creating tools for businesses to manage sales, money and payments without hurdles. The startup is on a mission to build an ecosystem that simplifies how businesses accept payments, make payments and manage operations.
Nomba intends to invest the new funding in delivering tailored payment and operational solutions designed for specific businesses, including food companies, restaurants, logistics and transport companies, to plug gaps in their payment processes.

Elevate, a fintech company specializing in US banking services for non-resident remote workers, announced today the closing of a $5 million equity-debt pre-Series A funding round led by Negma Ventures, a Dubai-based investment firm.

Ugandan coffee exporter Sukuma Commodities has secured an expanded financial commitment of $1.8 million from Sahel Capital’s Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA).

EdVentures, an Egyptian venture capital firm specializing in education technology, has announced six-figure investments in two Egyptian ed-tech startups—Schoolz and Ibn Sina Training Academy.