CDC Group
Funding

CDC Group Supports Uhuru Growth Fund I in Reaching $113m First Close

Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a leading middle-market private equity firm based out of Lagos and Abidjan, has announced the first

Ensibuuko
Fintech Funding Investment

Ugandan Fintech, Ensibuuko Raises $1m Seed Investment From FCA Investments

Ensibuuko, a Ugandan fintech startup, has raised a $1 million seed investment from Global impact investor, FCA Investments.  The startup currently provides

Aza Finance
Acquisition

AZA Finance Expands into South Africa With Acquisition of Exchange4Free

AZA Finance (formerly BitPesa) has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, marking the latest in a wave of consolidation

Goodwell Investments
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Goodwell Investments Launches New €50m Fund to Support High-growth African SMEs

Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel

LACUNA FUND ANNOUNCES ITS 2ND ROUND OF FUNDING TO PROJECTS SUPPORTING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS AFRICA
Africa Artificial Intelligence Funding Technology

Lacuna Fund: Projects Supporting NLP Technologies Across Africa Set to Receive Funding

The Lacuna Fund has announced the second cohort of supported projects. Funding recipients will create openly accessible text and speech

Ajua
Acquisition Artificial Intelligence Payment

Ajua Completes the Acquisition of Kenya-based AI Platform WayaWaya

Ajua, an integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has completed the acquisition of  WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial

Seedstars
Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

APPLY: Seedstars Africa Ventures For Early-stage African Startups

Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa. Early-stage entrepreneurs across

venture capitalist firms
Venture Capital

Top Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria

Nigeria’s fast-growing tech ecosystem now features venture capitalist firms that are continuously in search of innovative and scalable startups to

Kidato
Edtech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup, Kidato Raises $1.4M Seed Investment

Kidato, a Kenyan edtech startup for K-12 students has closed its $1.4 million seed funding. The investors include Learn Start

Ecobodaa
CleanTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ecobodaa, E-mobility Pioneer in Kenya Secures Undisclosed Funding From Persistent Energy

Ecobodaa, a pioneer e-mobility startup, leading the revolution of the electric motorbike taxi (bodaboda) in Kenya has raised undisclosed funding