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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.

The Norwegian development finance institution Norfund has committed €20 million into Société Ivoirienne de Productions Animales (SIPRA), one of West Africa’s biggest domestically owned poultry enterprises.

Alterra Capital Partners has announced an investment in ARP Africa Travel Group, collaborating with the founding family to drive the company’s expansion across East Africa and beyond.

The Climate Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, has announced a major investment in South Africa’s renewable energy sector.