Startup
Funding Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Expects Bumper Year For African Tech Startups

As one of South Africa’s most active Venture Capital investors, HAVAÍC says 2020 saw the commercial adoption of technology increase at unprecedented

Uncovered Fund
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Japan’s Uncovered Fund Launches $15m Africa-focused fund, Announces 5 New Investments

Uncovered Fund founded by young Japanese investor Takuma Terakubo, has announced that it has established a $15 million fund to

VeggieVictory
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Plant-based Startup, VeggieVictory Secures Pre-seed Funding to Continue Expansion

VeggieVictory, a Nigerian plant-based startup, has announced that it has secured an undisclosed pre-seed investment round from Sustainable Food Ventures

Nomanini
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Nomanini Raises Undisclosed Investment From FMO to Boost Pan-African expansion

Nomanini, a fintech platform that supports the development and deployment of business banking products for informal retail merchants in Africa,

Sakneen
Funding Investment PropertyTech Venture Capital

Egyptian PropertyTech Startup, Sakneen Raises $1.1m

Sakneen, an Egyptian property tech startup, has secured $1.1 million in a seed round led by Algebra Ventures. The round

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

AgroCenta Secures $790k Pre-Series A Funding to Scale its Agri-tech Ecosystem and Secure Crop Purchases From Smallholder Farmers

AgroCenta, an agritech startup that blends cutting edge digital innovation with traditional on the ground operations to transform the lives

Innovex
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Ugandan-based Innovex Closes Equity Investment With Gaia Impact Fund

Innovex, an Uganda-based startup enabling pay-as-you-go and remote monitoring for solar companies, closed a Series Seed Round with an equity

FirstCheck Africa
Funding Venture Capital Women

Eloho Omame and Odunayo Eweniyi Launch FirstCheck Africa to Invest in Early Stage Female-African Startup

Eloho Omame, the Managing Director of Endeavor Nigeria and Odunayo Eweniyi, the Co-founder/Chief Operations Officer of Piggyvest, have launched FirstCheck

OZÉ
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, OZÉ Secures $700k Seed Funding to Drive African Expansion

OZÉ, a Ghanaian fintech startup has raised $700,000 in Seed funding from Anorak Ventures and Matuca Sarl. Angel groups like

Orange
Innovation Startup Venture Capital

Orange Boosts its Venture Capital Activity in Digital Innovation as it Announces Orange Ventures as a New Entity

Orange on Monday announced that its venture capital arm, Orange Ventures has become a separate legal entity with an increased