Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s Sun Exchange Secures $2.5m Funding to Continue Scaling its Services

Sun Exchange, the South African renewable energy startup, has now secured an additional $2.5 million in convertible note financing from

SolarX
Funding Renewable Energy

Sun Exchange Raises $3m Series A Funding From ARCH Emerging Markets Partners

Sun Exchange has secured a $3 million investment from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners’ Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), marking the

Quidax
Cryptocurrency

African Crypto Exchange, Quidax Raises Over $3m From Public Sale of its Token, QDX

Quidax, the African cryptocurrency exchange, raised over 7,772 BNB ($3 million) from the public sale of its token, QDX. The

Jumia
Africa Business Ecommerce

Jumia Debunks Fraud Allegations that Sunk its Shares

Jumia, the Africa-ecommerce company, has refuted allegations of fraud levelled against it by Citron Research’s Andrew Left. Responding to claims

Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy Startup

South African Startup Raises $1.4m in Crowd Sale of Zimbabwe Solar Project

South African energy start-up Sun Exchange raised $1.4 million in a crowd sale of solar cells of a 1.9 megawatt (MW) solar and battery

Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

LeapFrog Investments Plans to Hold Final Close of its $1bn Fund in Feb 2024

LeapFrog Investments, the Profit with Purpose firm, has raised a significant share of its Emerging Consumer Fund IV targeting $1

Gift Cards
Feature

You Can Now Buy Gift Cards in Nigeria

Finally, the popular digital asset arrives in the country. Amidst the current struggles and inconveniences of late, we as a

Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Jua Kickstarter
Funding Investment Startup

Here are the 25 Finalists Selected For Jua Kickstarter Olympics

Eight Kenyan enterprises and five startups each from Nigeria and Zimbabwe are among the 25 finalists shortlisted for the $2-million

Ecommerce
Health SMEs

COVID-19: LCCI Pegs Losses of MSMEs in Lagos at N2.7Bn

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says losses of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Lagos is