Amazon
Ecommerce Product Launch

Amazon to Launch Amazon.co.za in South Africa in 2024

Amazon, the global ecommerce platform, has announced that it will launch Amazon.co.za in 2024, providing South African-based sellers the ability

Stitch
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

South African Embedded Payment Startup, Stitch Gets $25m Backing Led by Ribbit Capital

Stitch, the South African embedded payments platform, has closed a $25 million Series A Extension led by Ribbit Capital. The

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists for 2023

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic program sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, now

Itana
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Iyin’s Itana Secures $2m Pre-seed Funding to Launch Africa’s First Digital Free Zone

Itana (formerly Talent City) has raised $2 million in a pre-seed round led by global venture capitalists LocalGlobe, Amplo, Pronomos

d.light
Clean Energy Funding Investment Venture Capital

d.light Closes $125m Funding to Meet Increased Demand For Off-grid Solar Products in Africa

d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, today announced a $30 million securitization facility has

Mastercard
Partnership Payment

Mastercard and Lipa Later Group Partner to Expand Buy Now, Pay Later Solutions in Africa

Mastercard has partnered with Lipa Later, a credit and technology-driven fintech to accelerate the expansion of Buy Now, Pay Later

M-KOPA
News

Fintech M-KOPA Raises $250m to Scale High-impact Business Across Africa

M-KOPA, a fintech platform, has announced that it has closed over $250 mill in new debt and equity funding to

AFEX
Africa

AFEX Emerges First in Financial Times’ Ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

AFEX, an African commodities market player, has secured first place in the Financial Times (FT) ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Opportunik
Venture Capital

Opportunik Launches African and Diasporan-Focused Investment Fund

Opportunik, a private wealth fund giving Africans and Diasporans access to global investments, announced today that it will launch its

Goodwell Investments
Funding Partnership Venture Capital

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies