ANKA
Funding Investment Venture Capital

ANKA Secures $5m Funding to Support Africa’s Creative Artisans

ANKA, the African e-commerce platform, has investment led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that will support the growth of

Helium Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’ss Helium Health Secures $30m Funding From AXA

Helium Health has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by AXA IM Alts. The latest investments

Venture Capital

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Raises $43m to Focus on Emerging Growth Stage Companies

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has raised US$43 million as part of its ongoing fundraising for its pan-African venture fund.  The fund’s

Naked
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

South African Insurance Startup, Naked Secures $17m to Expand Access to Insurance

Naked, a South African Insurance startup, has secured a $17 million equity investment led by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund at $46m

Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46

Maplerad
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Banking as a Service Startup, Maplerad Closes $6m Seed Funding

Maplerad, a Nigerian Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to acquire more customers,

SOUTH AFRICA’S SMARTWAGE APPOINTS THAMSANQA MOYO AS ITS NEW CTO
Africa Funding Startup

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund Complete Final Close of €110M

AfricInvest, a leading multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close

Solar Panda
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Investment

Solar Panda Closes $8m in Series A Funding

Solar Panda Corporation, a Kenyan and Canadian firm that designs, manufactures, and sells pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar home systems, has raised

IFC
Health

IFC and Avacare Partner to Increase Access to Medicines and Healthcare Goods in Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Avacare Global to help the company expand its manufacturing and distribution

NINJA
Accelerator

2nd cohort of NINJA Accelerator Program in Nigeria Opens For Application

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in partnership with Ventures Park