Venture Capital For Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Venture Capital For Africa Announces 12 Startups For 2019 Venture Showcase

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4A) has announced the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for its 2019 Venture

Antler
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Startup Venture Capital

Early Stage Venture Capital Firm Antler Berths in East Africa, Aims to Build Startups From Scratch

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital firm, has opened East African offices in Ethiopia and Kenya as

Accelerator Business Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Technology Venture Capital

Four Ways To Fund Your Startup Without Venture Capital

Most financial institutions don’t work with early-stage startups, which is why founders are turning to angel investors and venture capitalists for

Entertainment Entrepreneurship Funding Startup Venture Capital

Rapper Jay-Z Unveils Venture Capital Fund

Jay-Z has launched a new venture capital fund, continuing the rapper’s interest in start-ups and technology that has seen him

Africa Business Funding Investment Startup

Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?

Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to

Future Africa
Venture Capital

Future Africa, TLG Capital to Launch $25m Venture Debt Fund For its Portfolio Companies

Future Africa, an African-focused VC firm, has partnered with TLG Capital to launch a $25 million venture debt fund for

XENO
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Ugandan Fintech Startup Secures $2m XENO Seed Round Led by Beyond Capital Ventures

XENO Corporation has raised a $2 million seed funding led by Beyond Capital Ventures. Based in Uganda, XENO was founded

Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $2.8m Led by Marc Ventures Capital

Identitypass, a Nigerian Know Your Customers (KYC) verification startup, has closed $2.8 million seed funding led by Marc Ventures Capital.

Startup Women

Mercy Corps Ventures Partners GreenHouse Capital For Female Focused Investment Readiness Bootcamp

Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV) in partnership with GreenHouse Capital has launched a 3-day virtual investment readiness program for early-stage female-founded

Venture Capital

African Tech Startup Fund Atlantica Ventures Gets $23.8m From EIB and Boost Capital

Atlantica Ventures, an African tech Startup Fund, has raised over $11.3 million (c. EUR 10m) in junior capital from Boost Africa