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Booking rides for someone else from your Bolt account can be a bit of a chore—calling to connect the driver, forwarding trip details on WhatsApp, confirming payments, and hoping the ride goes smoothly. Now, Bolt is promising to make that process easier with its new Family Profile feature in Nigeria.
The feature lets one person book and pay for rides for up to nine people, all from a single account. According to Bolt, it’s a logical move in a country where shared responsibilities and helping family or friends get around is the norm.
The company says 2–6% of rides in Nigeria are arranged by someone other than the rider, often with multiple texts or calls in between. With Family Profile, users can now add up to 9 people, set monthly ride limits, and get real-time updates, while managing payments from one place. Everyone added still books from their own Bolt app, but the main account holder foots the bill and keeps track of all activity.
There are a few ground rules: each rider must have their own Bolt account, be at least 18 years old, and no solo rides for minors.
The rollout also comes as Bolt tightens up its safety rules. Over the last three months, offline trips on the platform decreased by 42%, and this new feature builds on that momentum, adding a layer of transparency and control that aligns with Bolt’s broader push for trust and accountability on the platform.
In the words of popular singer Shakira, “It’s time for Africa,” and fintechs across the continent are making sure the world knows it.
Ten African startups landed a spot on CNBC and Statista’s 2025 list of the world’s top 300 fintech companies. The list cuts across payments, wealth tech, and alternative finance, with notable names like Interswitch, Moniepoint, OPay, and PiggyVest making the cut.
Nigeria led the charge with five companies featured, most of them dominating the payments space. Interswitch, OPay, PalmPay, and Moniepoint were recognised in the payment category, while PiggyVest stood out as the only African startup in the wealth tech category, appearing alongside heavyweights like Lending Tree and GTN.
Some of these companies aren’t first-timers on the global stage either. PiggyVest is making a back-to-back appearance, while Moniepoint and PalmPay also ranked on the FT’s 2024 list of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies. And just last month, both Moniepoint and Flutterwave made TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025.
After years of betting early on fintechs, Rally Cap is now doing what most African VCs dream of: cashing out. Well, partially.
The early-stage firm has exited part of its stake in South African fintech Stitch, riding on the momentum of Stitch’s recent $55 million Series B raise.
The return figures are under wraps, but the signal is clear: exits are starting to trickle in, and Rally Cap is riding that wave.
Founded in 2020 by Hayden Simmons, Rally Cap has steadily built a name backing pre-seed and seed-stage startups, with cheque sizes between $200K and $500K. While it started off fintech-focused, the firm recently branched out with a $5 million climate tech fund—because, as Simmons put it, “some of the most exciting founder calls” weren’t coming from fintech anymore.
The startup’s been in beast mode lately. It raised fresh capital from names like QED Investors, Norrsken22, Flourish Ventures, and Trevor Noah, then went shopping, snapping up ExiPay (now Stitch In‑Person Payments) and later Efficacy Payments, giving it card-acquiring muscle in South Africa.
Rally Cap’s exit joins a slowly growing list of win stories for African VC. Oui Capital’s early bet on Moniepoint turned $150K into $8 million. Silverback Holdings scored a 5x return from OmniRetail.
Here’s a roundup of African startups that secured funding this week:
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