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Goodwell Investments
Funding Partnership Venture Capital

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies

News

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The

Volvo
Electric Vehicle

Volvo Delivers First Electric Truck to Morocco

Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to refuse collection company Arma in Morocco. This is the first

Venture Capital

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Raises $43m to Focus on Emerging Growth Stage Companies

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has raised US$43 million as part of its ongoing fundraising for its pan-African venture fund.  The fund’s

FairMoney
Acquisition

FairMoney Acquires Payforce

FairMoney has acquired Payforce, a merchant payment collection and financial services distribution platform. The latter will now be known as PayForce

flat6labs
Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Launches New US$95M Venture Capital Fund to Expand its Impact in Africa

Flat6Labs, MENA’s leading seed investor, has announced the launch of a new US$95 million Seed Fund to nurture the growth

Healthtracka
Partnership

Uber, Healthtracka Partner to Provide Cervical Cancer Screening for Women Drivers

During Uber’s International Women’s Day (IWD) event for women drivers in Lagos, the company announced a partnership with Healthtracka to

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency

Yellow Card Adds New Digital Assets to the App

Yellow Card, a cryptocurrency marketplace, has announced the launch of an additional five coins to the app. With the additional

SC Ventures
News

SC Ventures, Yabx Partner to Expand Access to Financial Services in Africa

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Yabx, a

Chari
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chari, a Moroccan eCommerce Startup, Secures $1m From Orange Ventures

Chari, a Moroccan eCommerce startup, has raised $1 million invested from Orange Ventures, Orange’s venture capital investment arm. Grégoire de