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African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
Investments // February 22, 2022

Business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to help the company grow its platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Marketforce’s funding round was the largest Series A...

EMEA Daily: NatWest Acquires FinTech RoosterMoney; African FinTech Finclusion Raises $20M for Enterprise Development
International // October 10, 2021

In today’s top EMEA news, NatWest acquires youth-oriented FinTech RoosterMoney and African FinTech Finclusion raises $20M for enterprise development. Plus, the U.K. brick-and-mortar retail scene is equipped to handle Amazon entry, one-third of U.K. SMBs are ‘highly indebted,’ according to Bank of England, and Kenyan...

Kenyan B2B Distribution Firm MarketForce Expands to Nigeria
International // October 08, 2021

MarketForce, a Kenyan company providing B2B distribution for retail clients, is expanding in the wake of a recent funding round. As Disrupt Africa reported on Friday (Oct. 8), the company plans to begin operations in Nigeria, helping merchants with FMCG (fast-moving commercial goods) issues. “Africa...

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African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A

February 22, 2022
Business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to help the company grow its platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Marketforce’s funding round was the largest Series A in East and Central Africa, according to a press release […]

Kenyan B2B Distribution Firm MarketForce Expands to Nigeria

October 08, 2021
MarketForce, a Kenyan company providing B2B distribution for retail clients, is expanding in the wake of a recent funding round. As Disrupt Africa reported on Friday (Oct. 8), the company...