LoftyInc
Venture Capital

Pan African VC Firm, LoftyInc Capital Announces $5.5m First Close For its New $10m Fund

LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African Venture Capital firm, has announced a $5,5 million first close for its $10 million third fund

ABH
Entrepreneurship Startup

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition Unveils Top 20 For 2021

Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, a flagship philanthropic program established by the Jack Ma Foundation, just announced its top

PayQin
Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

African Cross-border Payment Startup PayQin Closes $350000 to Scale its e-wallet Service

PayQin, a cross-border payment startup that operates a comprehensive e-wallet service for the underbanked in West Africa, has announced that

Startup
Investment Startup

Top African Regions Set to Become Leading Startup and Investment Hubs

On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy,

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 Nigerians Among Top 50 Selected For Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition

–The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, –Selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

Publiseer
Digital Press Release

Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives

Publiseer, the digital content distribution company, has launched its music licensing services to musicians on its platform, including future ones

Helium Health
Health

Nigerian Healthtech Firm, Helium Health Expands to Kenya

Helium Health, a Nigerian healthtech firm, has expanded to Kenya a year after closing a US$10 million Series A funding

Mastercard
Partnership Payment

Mastercard Partners With Billetera to Offer Digital Payment Solutions in DRC

Mastercard has partnered with Billetera – a leading digital payments technology company headquartered in Kenya – to provide millions of unbanked and

CDC Group
Funding

CDC Group Supports Uhuru Growth Fund I in Reaching $113m First Close

Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a leading middle-market private equity firm based out of Lagos and Abidjan, has announced the first

Appruve
Africa Fraud Technology

Data Authentication Startup, Appruve Expands to Egypt

Appruve, an Africa-focused data verification, and authentication startup has announced its expansion into Egypt and in extension its entry into