TLcom
Funding Investment Venture Capital

TLcom Closes Africa’s Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for

Goodwell
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Goodwell Invests in OmniRetail to Fuell Opportunities for Informal Retailers Across Africa 

Goodwell Investments, an impact investor focused on innovative businesses in emerging markets, has announced its recent investment in OmniRetail – a B2B

SME Growth Lab Africa
Accelerator

SME Growth Lab Africa Announces Application for COHORT 2 of Its 2024 Digital Accelerator Program

Applications are open for the second cohort of the 2024 Digital Accelerator Program brought to you by SME Growth Lab

Pula
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Pula Closes $20m Series B Funding Round to Finance Smallholder Farmers Across Africa

Pula, an agricultural insurance and technology company, has closed a USD 20 million series B fundraising round that will help

Venture Capital

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) Closes its first fund at $60m

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has announced that it has closed its first fund at $60 million. Key institutional investors in

Remedial Health
Apps Health Product Launch Technology

Remedial Health Launches New App with Digital POS and Barcode Scanner

Remedial Health, a health tech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has unveiled an

 BURN
Funding Investment Venture Capital

BURN Secures Over USD 12 Million Investment to Expand Clean Cooking Across Africa

BURN Manufacturing, the clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, has announced completion of a follow-on-carbon project investment from

4DX Ventures
Venture Capital

IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa

IFC has disclosed that it is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture

Farmers
AgricTech Agro-tech

Helping Smallholder Farmers Secure Malawi’s Food Future

Malawi’s farmers fear El Nino because it always brings drought, withering heat, and poor crop performance. Poor crop performance means

tappi
Business Partnership SMEs Startup

tappi Expands into Côte d’Ivoire in Partnership with MTN

tappi, the end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), has announced its expansion into