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

4DX Ventures
News

The Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8 Million in 9 African Climate

The Catalyst Fund has today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This

Wasoko 
Merger

Wasoko, MaxAB Announces Merger to Drive Transformation of Africa’s Informal Retail Sector

Wasoko and MaxAB, have signed preliminary merger terms to join together as a combined entity to drive the transformation of Africa’s informal

MEST Africa
Startup

Top 5 Startups Selected For $50K Equity Prize in 2023 MEST Africa Challenge

The MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), an African pitch competition for early-stage technology startups, has announced the top 5 Regional Winners

Maka
Ecommerce Fashion

Maka Bags $2.65m to Streamline Purchase of African Fashion Products

Maka, an African fashion and beauty e-commerce platform, has closed a $2.65 million pre-seed investment led by 4DX Ventures and

Techstars
Funding Investment Startup

Techstars Announces 12 New Investments Via its Africa-focused Program

Techstars, an investor platform in Africa, has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator

Copia Global
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Copia Global Secures $20m Series C Funding

Copia Global, the Kenyan e-commerce and fintech firm, has announced that it has raised a $20 million Series C extension

Automobile Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Mtor, an Egyptian Online Autoparts Marketplace Secures $2.8m pre-Seed Round Led by Algebra Ventures

Mtor, the Egyptian online auto parts marketplace, has raised a $2.8 million pre-seed round led by Algebra Ventures, with participation

tappi
Funding Investment SMEs Venture Capital

tappi Raises $1.5m to Digitize and Build Online Trust  for Africa’s SMEs 

tappi, an end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution for SMEs, has raised $1.5M in an oversubscribed Pre-Seed round led by Mercy Corps

Saviu Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Saviu Ventures Reached First Close €12m of its Second Fund Saviu II

Saviu Ventures, a Venture Capital firm in Francophone Africa, has announced the first close of its second fund Saviu II,