Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Ampersand Secures $3.5m in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Private Investment In Electric Mobility

Ampersand Rwanda Ltd, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $3.5 million investment from the Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Appzone
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pan-African Fintech Platform AppZone Secures $10m Series A Funding

Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the

Nawah Scientific
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Startup, Nawah Scientific raises $1m in pre-Series A

Nawah Scientific has announced the closing of a second pre-series A round of 1M USD in mixed equity and debt

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

Angaza
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Angaza Raises $13.5m Funding to Scale its Customer Service and Commercial Business Teams Located in Kenya

Angaza, a leading technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in emerging markets, has closed $13.5 million in Series

Catalyst Fund
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Partners With Mastercard Foundation MEST to Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),

Max.ng
Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

MaxNG, Soupah, and MDaaS Global Make Top 20 Finalists of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition

Nigerian startups, MaxNG, Soupah, and MDaaS Global have been shortlisted among the top 20 finalists of Africa’s Business Heroes Competition,

startup
Business Funding SMEs Startup Tech Tips

What to Do When Your Startup is Running Out of Money

Running a startup is one of the most fulfilling and yet hardest jobs you can have. It is great to

Seedstars World
Africa Entrepreneurship Events Funding Innovation Startup Venture Capital

Applications Are Now Open For Seedstars World Competition

Seedstars World, the largest early-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is coming back to the continent

Paystack
Business Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup Technology Venture Capital

Nigeria Fintech Startup, Paystack Secures $8 Million Series A Funding Led By Stripe

Nigeria Fintech startup, Paystack has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Stripe. The new capital raised is