EchoVC
Climate Change Venture Capital

EchoVC Raises $2.5m for its Climate, Energy & Sustainability Pilot Fund

EchoVC, a seed and early-stage technology venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its EchoVC Eco Pilot Fund I

Celo Foundation
Partnership

Unicorn Growth Capital and EchoVC Join the Celo Foundation’s Efforts To Strengthen Celo’s Africa Ecosystem

Unicorn Growth Capital, an Africa-focused venture fund investing at the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), and EchoVC,

Eghosa Omoigui
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Interview Venture Capital

Nigerian Startups Lost $10m ICT Funds to Corruption Says EchoVC Partners Founder

Eghosa Omoigui is the Founder and Managing General Partner of EchoVC Partners, an early-stage and growth-stage technology venture capital firm

Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup

EdTech Startup Kukua Gets $2.5m Investment Led by EchoVC

EdTech startup Kukua has raised $2.5m in seed funding in a bid to solve child illiteracy. The company’s round was

ShopEX
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

ShopEX Raises $635,000, as it Aims to be the QVC of Africa

ShopEX, a multi-channel retail business, has raised pre-seed funding of $400,000 from Cape Town venture capital firm, HAVAÍC. The investment

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Mecho Secures Funding From Ingressive Capital To Promote Automobile Technology In Nigeria

Mecho Autotech, a Nigerian auto repair shop, has announced that it has secured and undisclosed amount of funding from Ingressive

Shuttlers
Funding Investment Mobility Venture Capital

Nigerian Shared Mobility Startup, Shuttlers Secures $4m Funding Led by VKAV

Shuttlers, a Nigerian shared mobility startup, has secured $4 million in equity funding led by Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), with follow-on

Entrepreneurship Events Social Entrepreneurship

Here Are The 10 Startups Pitching at Startup World Cup 2019 Regional Final

The Startup World Cup, a global startup pitch competition which is held by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Fenox VC, with

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the

Kukua
Education Entertainment Funding

Kenyan Educational Entertainment Startup, Kukua Secures $6m Series A Funding

Kukua, a Nairobi and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of “Super Sema,” the first African animated superhero franchise,