Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Solarise Africa Secures $10m Series B Investment to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption in Africa

Solarise Africa, a Pan-African energy leasing company, has secured a further $10m investment to drive Africa’s clean energy expansion. The

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

venture capitalist firms
Africa Fintech Venture Capital

Africa Fintech Startups Set to Get More Investments as Accion Venture Lab Launches $23M Fintech Fund

African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of

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 Funding Investment Startup Technology

French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

Partech Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology Venture Capital

Partech Africa Fund Hits $143m, Establishes East  Africa Presence

The Partech Africa Fund achieves a final closing at $143M, more than double the size of its first closing a

Jumo
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

South Africa Fintech Startup, Jumo, Raises Another $12.5 million

In September, South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO secured $52M investment from led by Goldman Sachs in an equity funding

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Venture Capital

L’Oréal Invest Undisclosed Amount into Partech Africa Fund

French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech Africa fund. In a statement, L’Oréal executive vice-president for

Jumo
Africa Business Fintech Funding Investment Technology Venture Capital

SA Fintech Startup, JUMO Secures $52M Investment Led by Goldman

South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO plans to expand in high-growth Asian markets after securing $52M investment from led by

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

How France’s $76m Africa Startup Fund Will Be Disbursed

Few weeks ago, French President, Emmanuel Macron unveiled a $76 million funds for African startups at VivaTech 2018.  Now, details of