SolarX
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

SolarX Raises Series A Funding to Develop C&I Solar Energy Across West Africa

SolarX, a Mali-based solar company, has raised Series A funding led by Aster’s early-stage African fund, Energy Access Ventures (EAV),

Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

Novastar Closes its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at $108m

Novastar has announced that it has closed its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at US$108 million to support startups in

Investments
Africa Investment Newsletter

Last Week in Review (20th-26th): It Rained Investments in African Startups

Last week was a wonderful week for African startups as it rained dollars and equity investments from investors, fund managers

Invest2Impact
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Invest2Impact Business Competition Launched to Support African Women Startups

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the

Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

London Stock Exchange Names Paystack, 96 Among the Companies to Inspire Africa in 2019

Paystack, a Nigerian fintech startup, was among the Companies to Inspire Africa list recently announced by the London Stock Exchange.

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Social Entrepreneurship Startup Venture Capital

Nairobi’s Novastar Ventures Expands to Nigeria After Raising $72.5M 

Nairobi-based VC Fund Manager Novastar Ventures has raised $72.5 million for its second fund, with a target size of $120

Ecommerce

Top B2B Ecommerce Marketplaces Digitising Informal Trade in Nigeria

SMEs and Mom and Pop stores in Nigeria have basically operated offline over the years. They figuratively ran away from

Sawari Ventures
Venture Capital

Sawari Ventures Closes $71m Fund to Invest in Egyptian Tech-driven Companies

Sawari Ventures has announced the closing of the Egypt-based fund with total commitments of USD 30 Million from Misr Insurance Group,

MTN Nigeria
MTN Telecom

First Set of MTN Donation of 1.4 Million Doses of Vaccines Received by Nigeria

The Nigerian government has taken delivery of the first set of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of

MTN
Telecom

MTN Unveils Future-fit Workforce Solution to Match Rapid Digital Change

MTN Group has unveiled its new Employee Value Proposition (EVP) entitled “Live Inspired” to drive agility, flexibility, and future-fit skills