Aruwa Capital
Venture Capital

Aruwa Capital Management Achieves Final Close on Fund I

Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based female-founded and led early-stage growth equity and gender lens investment fund, has announced the successful

MASTERCARD
Venture Capital

$200 Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund Launched

The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (The Fund), a Fund-of-Funds of African investment vehicles (IVs) to support early-stage, growth-oriented SMEs, launched today with $200

Amethis
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

4Di Capital Announces Second Close of New $25m Seed Fund

4Di Capital, the South African early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the second closing of its new $25m seed fund

Seedstars
Venture Capital

Seedstars Launches Platform to Develop Emerging and Diverse VC Managers

Seedstars has launched Seedstars Capital, its investment platform for emerging venture capital (VC) fund managers with the support of xMultiplied, a

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc

Modus Africa
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Modus Announces Expansion to Sub-Saharan Africa With Launch of $75M Africa-focused Fund

Modus, a Venture Platform operating in MENA comprising VC funds, Venture Builders, and a Corporate Innovation arm, has announced the

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys Selects Second Batch of Participants for Africa-Dedicated Fund 

Startup Wise Guys (SWG), Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active investment funds, has selected the

Travel
Travel

How a Startup Studio is Tackling Travel Innovation in Africa

The travel startup ecosystem in Nigeria, and Africa more widely, is a lonely place currently. According to Phocuswright which has been

BFA Global
Job

BFA Global and Mercy Corps Jobtech Alliance Announce Launch of Startup Accelerator Programs to Improve Livelihoods in Africa

Steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, the Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa, today announced

Madica
Venture Capital

Global VC, Flourish Ventures Launches Africa-focused Pre-seed Funding Arm Madica

Flourish Ventures, a global venture capital firm investing in mission-driven fintech entrepreneurs, has announced the launch of affiliate Madica, a structured