54 Collective
Venture Capital

Venture Capital Firm Founders Factory Africa Rebrands to 54 Collective

Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a venture capital firm, has announced its rebrand and name change to 54 Collective, evolving its

HAVAIC
Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Completes First Close of its US$50m African Innovation Fund 3

HAVAÍC, the Cape Town-headquartered Venture Capital (VC) firm, has announced the first close of its US$50 million African Innovation Fund

Jobtech Alliance
Funding Investment Startup

Jobtech Alliance Welcomes Eight New Platforms to Its Ecosystem

 The Jobtech Alliance powered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global has announced its second cohort of platforms dedicated to connecting

Cartona
Business Ecommerce Funding Investment

Cartona Closes $8.1m Series A Funding in Debt, Equity Investment

Cartona, the B2B platform digitising and empowering stakeholders of Egypt’s traditional trade market – including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes,

Educatly
Education Funding

Egypt’s Educatly Secures $2.5m Investment Led by TLcom Capital and Plus VC

Educatly, the Egyptian higher education startup, has announced that it has secured a new funding round of $2.5 million led

Acquisition

Ticketmaster Acquire Quicket to Expand Presence in Africa

Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticket marketplace, is acquiring Quicket, a major player in Africa’s General Admission event and festival ticketing, to

Peach Payments
Acquisition Fintech Payment

South Africa’s Peach Payments Acquires Custom Software Development Firm Operativa

Peach Payments, the South African digital payments service provider, has acquired customer software development firm Operativa as a going concern.

MNT-Halan
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

MNT-Halan Secures $157.5m to Accelerate Expansion Beyond Egypt

MNT-Halan, an Egyptian FinTech landscape and the country’s first unicorn, has recently completed a significant funding round, securing $157.5m. This

d.light
Clean Energy Funding Investment Venture Capital

d.light closes $176m Funding For Affordable Off-grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has announced the closing of a

Bio-Logical
Climate Change Funding Investment Venture Capital

Bio-Logical Raises $1.3m to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

Bio-Logical, the Kenyan Climate Tech company, has secured $1.3 million in funding to expand its Mt. Kenya biochar facility to meet the increasing demand