Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

SMBC Invests in Novastar Ventures’ Africa People and Planet Fund III

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has entered into an investment

POS
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sahel Capital Gets $10M Boost from Mastercard Foundation

Sahel Capital, through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in

African
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Japanese VCs Launch $20M Fund to Back African Startups

Two Japanese venture capital firms — Uncovered Fund and Monex

CrossBoundary
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

CrossBoundary Energy Secures $40M from Impact Fund Denmark

CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) has secured a US$40 million investment from

Ampersand
Funding Venture Capital

Ampersand Secures New Funding to Scale Electric Mobility Across East Africa

Ampersand, the African EV energy tech company, has raised fresh

Breadfast
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Breadfast Raises $10m, Nears $400m Valuation

Breadfast, an Egyptian quick-commerce and grocery delivery platform, has raised

Chowdeck
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chowdeck Secures $9M For Expansion, QC Launch

Chowdeck, an on-demand delivery platform, has secured $9 million in

HAVAÍC
Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Secures $25M in Second Close of $50M African Innovation Fund 3

HAVAÍC, the African venture capital firm, has successfully closed the

54 Collective
Venture Capital

South African Court Provisionally Liquidates 54 Collective

A South African High Court has provisionally liquidated 54 Collective—formerly

Nigeria
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Accessing Funding for Nigerian Tech Startups

Getting a tech startup off the ground in Nigeria takes