Carscan
Automobile Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners, IDF Capital Invests in South Africa’s Carscan

Kalon Venture Partners, the IDF Capital, and an unnamed investor have announced an undisclosed amount of funding in South African

Nigeria Youth Investment Fund
Entrepreneurship Funding Government

FG Opens Portal For N75bn Nigeria Youth Investment Fund

The Federal Government has opened the portal for eligible and interested Nigerians to apply for the N75 Billion Nigeria Youth Investment

Paystack
Acquisition Fintech Payment

One of Nigeria’s Leading Fintech Powerhouse, Paystack Acquired For Over $200m by Stripe

Nigerian payments company Paystack has agreed to be acquired by global payments leader Stripe to make online and offline payments

PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.

TLcom Capital
Entrepreneurship Event Startup Venture Capital Women

TLcom Capital Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,

NowPay
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

NowPay, an Egyptian Fintech Startup Has Secured $2.1m Investment

NowPay, an Egyptian fintech startup has raised $2.1 million in a seed investment round led by Foundation Ventures and Endure

YouTube
Africa Funding News

Nigerian Artists, Creators Can Apply For YouTube $100m ‘Black Voices Fund’

YouTube has announced that artists and creators from Nigeria can apply for grants from its global 100 million dollar Black

Meplaylist
Appointment Funding Music Streaming

Nigerian Music Streaming Platform, Meplaylist Appoints Beyonce’s Father, Knowles into Executive Team

Meplaylist, a Nigerian on-demand music streaming platform, has announced the appointment of Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles, and Michael Kay Kiladejo

GoMyCode
Africa Edtech Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

GoMyCode Raises $850,00 Pre-series A Round to Train Youth For Tech and Digital Jobs

GoMyCode, a Tunisian edtech startup, has raised $850,000 in a pre-Series A round from Wamda, Meninx Holding, Anava Seed Fund

Multichoice
Acquisition News Pay Tv

Canal+ Buys 6.5% Stake in DStv Parent Company Multichoice Group

Canal+ Group, the French pay-TV operator, has announced that it has bought a 6.5% stake in DStv parent company, MultiChoice