IFC
Startup

IFC Launches New Program to Help Start-ups Expand Across North Africa

A new advisory program launched by International Finance Corporation (IFC) today aims at making it easier for start-ups in Algeria,

Flat6Labs
Funding Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Closes Second Fund at $13.2m, Increases Cash Offerings For Startups

Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program, and fund, has announced the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50

IFC
Funding SMEs

IFC Announces $2bn Investment in African SMEs and Trade to Support Recovery From COVID-19

Targeting sectors hit hard by COVID-19, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a $2 billion commitment to support smaller

MTN
Mobile Money Partnership Payment

MTN South Africa Sign $2m Partnership With IFC to Expand Mobile Money Business

MTN South Africa has signed a $2 million partnership with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its mobile

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

Eko Innovation Centre
Event Government Press Release Technology

Lagos Govt. and Eko Innovation Centre Set To Hold Second Edition Of Art Of Technology Lagos 2.0

In line with its SMART City agenda of making Lagos a 21st-century economy, the Lagos State Government (LASG) through the

Google
Africa Internet Report Technology

New Google-IFC Report Estimates Africa’s Internet Economy Could be Worth $180 billion by 2025

e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy

TLcom Capital
Entrepreneurship Event Startup Venture Capital Women

TLcom Capital Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,

Kobo360
Entrepreneurship Leadership Logistics

Co-Founder & CEO of Kobo360, Obi Ozor Featured in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List

Obi Ozor, Group CEO and Co-Founder of African technology-enabled logistics startup, Kobo360, has been named in Fortune’s prestigious annual 40

Kodak
Brands Business Technology

Kodak Shares Soar After Getting $765m Loan to Make Ingredients For Generic Drugs

The shares of Kodak soared after news broke that the American technology company, has secured a $765 million loan to