Pacer Ventures
Venture Capital

Pacer Ventures Launches Pacer Labs, a Pan-African Software Development Firm

Pacer Ventures, the Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm, has launched Pacer Labs, a software development firm born to support the African

VertoFX
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

VertoFX Raises $10m Series A Led by Quona Capital

VertoFX, a global B2B payments platform that provides a fast, simple, and reliable way for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s Sun Exchange Secures $2.5m Funding to Continue Scaling its Services

Sun Exchange, the South African renewable energy startup, has now secured an additional $2.5 million in convertible note financing from

Andela
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Latest Unicorn in Tech! Andela Raises $200mn at $1.5bn Valuation

Andela, the global network for remote engineering talent, has raised $200 million in Series E financing that values the company

Yellow Card
Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Yellow Card Raises $15m Series A, the Largest by an African Crypto Exchange

Yellow Card, an African cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a $15 million Series A, the largest ever by an African cryptocurrency exchange, to

4DX Ventures
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

KfW, Sahel Capital Launch $24m Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa

Sahel Capital, a fund manager, and advisory firm, has announced the launch of the Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in

Flat6Labs
Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Announces Second Close of its Tunisia Seed Fund at $10m

Flat6Labs, a regional seed and early-stage VC firm has announced the second close, and increase of its Tunisia-based Anava Seed

Dopay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Fintech Firm, Dopay Secures $18m Series A Round to Grow its Virtual Banking Platform

Dopay, the Egyptian fintech firm, has closed an $18 million Series A funding round led by Force Over Mass Capital,

Pravica
Blockchain Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Pravica Secures Funding From Crypto Valley Venture Capital

Pravica, a communication platform using blockchain technology to empower user privacy and security, has announced a direct investment from Crypto

ZOLA ELectric
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

ZOLA Electric Secures $90m Funding to Expand into New Markets

ZOLA Electric, a renewable energy firm with operations in several African countries, has raised $90 million in debt and equity