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

EchoVC
Climate Change Venture Capital

EchoVC Raises $2.5m for its Climate, Energy & Sustainability Pilot Fund

EchoVC, a seed and early-stage technology venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its EchoVC Eco Pilot Fund I

Competition Health

Founder of WellaHealth Named 2023 Winner of Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

Ikpeme Neto, the founder of WellaHealth, a Nigerian digital health insurance company, has been named winner of Africa’s Business Heroes

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,

Africa Healthcare Network
Health Investment Venture Capital

Africa Healthcare Network Secures $20m for African Expansion

Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), a provider of dialysis services in Africa, has secured $20 million in an equity and debt

Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership
Entrepreneurship

APPLY: Social Innovation Driven Entreprenuership (SIDE) Project

The UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has partnered with NINE, to launch an impact accelerator, ‘Social Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship’ for social impact

Aduna Capital
Funding Venture Capital

Aduna Capital Unveils $20m Early Stage Fund to Enhance Innovation in Northern Nigeria

Aduna Capital, the African venture capitalist, has launched its $20 million fund, with a major focus on investing in the

inDrive
Mobility Venture Capital

inDrive Launches Venture and M&A Arm

 inDrive, the mobility and urban services platform, has launched a new venture and merger and acquisition division named New Ventures

Almouneer
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Almouneer, an Egyptian Healthtech Startup, Secures $3.6m Funding

Almouneer, the Egyptian healthtech startup, has raised $3.6 million seed round led by Dubai-based Global Ventures, with participation from other

Sony Innovation Fund: Africa
Africa Venture Capital

Sony Launches Sony Innovation Fund: Africa

Sony Group Corporation has announced that it has established “Sony Innovation Fund: Africa” as an initiative to support the growth