Ascent
Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at

Goodwell Investments
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Goodwell Investments Launches New €50m Fund to Support High-growth African SMEs

Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel

Paymob
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Paymob, an Egyptian Fintech Startup, Raises $18.5m Series A Funding Led by Global Ventures

Paymob, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised $18.5 million in a series A round led by Global Ventures. The round

Funding

CardinalStone Capital Advisers Closes Maiden Private Equity Fund at $64m, Makes First Fund Investments

CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), a Lagos-based private equity fund manager, has announced the final close of its maiden private equity

NIN
Apps RegTech

FG Launches Improved NIN Slip, Mobile App

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has approved the development and release of an

DFS Lab
Fintech Hackathon

DFS Lab Announces Open Applications for Fintech Hackathon Focused on Mojaloop Software

DFS Lab, a digital commerce investor and accelerator that partners with early-stage startups in Sub-Saharan Africa, announced it will host

Villgro Africa
Entrepreneurship Event Health Venture Capital

Villgro Africa Celebrates 5-years of Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences

Villgro Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond boundaries to the rest of Africa, committed to tackling some of

Easy Solar
Africa Renewable Energy

Easy Solar Secures $5M in Series A Equity and Debt Funding to Scale Operations in West Africa

Easy Solar, a leading solar company in West Africa, has announced the closing of a $5m round of funding including

Paymob
Africa Funding Investment

Egypt’s Paymob Raises $3.5m to Grow Merchant Network and Expand Regional Footprint

Paymob, the Egyptian digital payment solutions, has raised $3.5m investments led by Global Ventures and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank

Komaza
Feature Interview

Meet Komaza Founder, the Kenyan ‘Airbnb For African Forests’ That Just Raised $28 Million

In 2002, Tevis Howard, a high school grad at the time, took a gap year to work on malaria research