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Senegalese logistics company Chargel has secured $2.5 million seed funding for Francophone Africa expansion.
The funding round was led by Logos Ventures, with the participation of Ventures Platform Fund, Foundation Botnar, DFS Labs, and Seedstars. Founded in 2018, Chargel is revolutionizing the trucking industry in Francophone Africa by seamlessly connecting shippers with the perfect transporters at competitive prices and managing everything from payments to fuel and insurance.
As part of its mission to simplify the logistics landscape, the innovative startup is creating the biggest trucking network in Senegal. This move is aimed at empowering shippers to find reliable transporters while helping transporters increase their operations’ efficiency by maximizing truck capacity

Zone, a leading African payment infrastructure company, has secured $8.5 million in a seed funding round exceeding expectations.

South Africa’s digital banking innovator, Tyme Group, has secured $250 million in a Series D funding round, propelling its valuation to $1.5 billion.

Twiga Foods, a Kenyan agritech startup that connects farmers to food vendors, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from a group of investors, including Creadev and Juven.