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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

Sahel Capital has provided a $400,000 working capital loan to MM LEKKER through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), aiming to strengthen agricultural trade and smallholder farmer support in Benin.

Small Foundation has made an undisclosed investment in Unmarkets, a Nairobi-based venture builder that creates food and agricultural businesses with established African-owned companies.

Shuttlers, a Nigerian innovative shared-mobility platform, has secured $4 million in funding for expansion.