Africa Funding Venture Capital

Savannah Fund Launches Decond $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund Led by IFC, Draper, and Others

Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
Accelerator Startup Technology

10 Nigerian Tech Startups Selected for iNOVO Accelerator

Ten Nigerian startups have been selected to join the iNOVO accelerator, which provides training and mentorship for startups with COVID-19

Bolt
Funding Investment Ride-hailing

IFC Invests €20m in Bolt to Expand Mobility Solutions and Facilitate More Inclusive Transport in Emerging Markets

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing in the global mobility platform Bolt to help expand access

Crowdyvest
Appointment Fintech Leadership

Crowdyvest Attracts New Investors And Appoints Tope Omotolani as CEO

Crowdyvest Limited, an impact-driven fintech platform, launched in 2019 by Onyeka Akumah and four other Co-Founders has today announced a

Jua Kickstarter
Funding Investment Startup

Here are the 25 Finalists Selected For Jua Kickstarter Olympics

Eight Kenyan enterprises and five startups each from Nigeria and Zimbabwe are among the 25 finalists shortlisted for the $2-million

Tyme
News

South African Digital Bank, TymeBank Secures $109m Investment

South African digital bank TymeBank has secured an investment amounting to $109 million, attracting new investors from the UK and

AWIEF
Accelerator Entrepreneurship

AWIEF Announces Call For Applications For Women in Green Energy Ventures Accelerator Programme

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in 2020 launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in

Telecel Group
Accelerator

Telecel Group Partners SBC AfriTech to Launch ASIP Accelerator

Telecel Group through its subsidiary Africa Startup Initiative Program “ASIP” has partnered with Startupbootcamp AfriTech to launch the Africa Startup

Nomanini
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Nomanini Raises Undisclosed Investment From FMO to Boost Pan-African expansion

Nomanini, a fintech platform that supports the development and deployment of business banking products for informal retail merchants in Africa,

AFRALTI
Training

IBM, AFRALTI Launch Open P-Tech For Young Kenyans

IBM and the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI) have announced the Open P-TECH for Africa program which will provide