Google
Africa Internet Report Technology

New Google-IFC Report Estimates Africa’s Internet Economy Could be Worth $180 billion by 2025

e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy

Twiga
AgricTech Funding Investment

Twiga, IFC and KCB Partner US$30m on RSF Support to Farmers

Twiga and IFC’s Global SME Finance Facility are set to be part of an investment of up to Kshs 3.2billion

Grainpulse
AgricTech Funding Investment

Ugandan Agritech Startup Grainpulse Secures $11M Investment From IFC

Grainpulse, a Ugandan agritech startup has secured  $11 million loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Private Sector

International Finance Corporation
Agro-tech Social Entrepreneurship

IFC Partners Twiga Foods to Boost Food Safety in Kenya

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm has partnered with Twiga foods to implement global food safety

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment

IFC Set to Invest $6 Million Equity Investment in African Startups

Tech startups from Sub-Saharan Africa markets to get $6 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of

Logistics
Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Transport

World Bank’s IFC Invest  $6m in Nigeria’s Logistics Startup, Kobo360 

The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s

Liquid Telecom
Africa Agro-tech Business Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup

Kenya’s Twiga Foods Secures $10 Million Investment From The IFC & TLcom

Twiga Foods has announced a $10 million investment led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global

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

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

Husk Power
Clean Energy

Husk Power Secures $100m in Equity and Debt Power Growth of Community Solar Minigrids in Africa

Husk Power Systems, the solar electric power generation company, has announced that it has closed $43 million in Series D