Plus VC, a prominent venture capital firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), led the round, with participation from leading regional and global investors, including Plug and Play, Orbit Startups, Jedar Capital, and other strategic partners.
Furaha’s platform integrates Yabx’s advanced AI capabilities and alternative lending technologies to develop robust credit scoring systems using diverse data sets.
The rebranding also coincides with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s (CZ) departure from the company’s day-to-day operations, a move described by YZi Labs as a “natural progression.”
Early-stage startups will receive a $50K grant and growth-stage startups will receive a $225K grant to unlock major partnerships that can expand patient access across the continent.
“This investment is part of the Choose Africa initiative, which Proparco launched to support SMEs and startups across Africa,” said Jérémie Ceyrac, Proparco’s Investment Director.
Accrue’s agent network model mirrors the approach of established mobile money platforms like MPesa and Moniepoint, which have played a transformative role in financial inclusion across Africa.
A Toyota-backed fund, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor and a Hong Kong merchant bank sat at the centre of August's largest African-linked funding round. None of them was there by accident.