South African HR platform Jem has raised $8.4 million in a Series A led by Quona Capital, as it expands into workforce management for deskless employees.
Nigerian defence technology company Terra Industries has added $18 million to its seed round, with 8VC joining, to fund a drone factory in Ghana and expansion abroad.
Egyptian fintech Valu has completed its first corporate bond, a EGP 1 billion issuance in two tranches under a EGP 10 billion programme, with EFG Hermes as arranger.
Loyalty and retention platform Gameball has raised a Pre-Series A from LvlUp Ventures, with the amount undisclosed, according to the investor's own post.
Moove has raised $250 million in a Series C at a reported $2.1 billion valuation, led by Mubadala, to expand its autonomous fleet operations and depot network.
Stablecoin payments company Yellow Card has raised $40 million in strategic funding to scale its Global USD Accounts and expand into Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Pan-African payments infrastructure company Moment has raised $22 million in a Series A led by AlphaCode Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $55 million.
Kenyan macadamia processor Orient Enterprises has received $1 million from Barka Fund, split between preferred equity and a working capital loan, to upgrade its plant.
Egyptian e-commerce operations platform Fincart has closed an oversubscribed $2.8 million Seed round co-led by Launch Africa and Antler MENAP to expand across MENA and Africa.
Catalyst Fund has invested in Okoa, an interoperable battery-swapping network for electric motorcycles that launches first in Tanzania, though the amount was not disclosed.