Kredete
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kredete Raises $22M Series A to Expand Credit-Building Platform for African Immigrants

Kredete, a fintech company focused on helping African immigrants build

Raise
Startup

Raise Joins Carta: A New Chapter for Africa’s Equity Markets

For seven years, Raise has been building equity management software

Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

SMBC Invests in Novastar Ventures’ Africa People and Planet Fund III

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has entered into an investment

African
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Japanese VCs Launch $20M Fund to Back African Startups

Two Japanese venture capital firms — Uncovered Fund and Monex

Ampersand
Funding Venture Capital

Ampersand Secures New Funding to Scale Electric Mobility Across East Africa

Ampersand, the African EV energy tech company, has raised fresh

MEST Africa
Startup

APPLY: MEST Africa Challenge 2025

The  Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has opened

HAVAÍC
Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Secures $25M in Second Close of $50M African Innovation Fund 3

HAVAÍC, the African venture capital firm, has successfully closed the

54 Collective
Venture Capital

South African Court Provisionally Liquidates 54 Collective

A South African High Court has provisionally liquidated 54 Collective—formerly

Visa
Accelerator

Visa Launches Application for Africa Accelerator Programme

Visa has officially launched the Cohort 5 application cycle for

Ecobank
Partnership Technology

Ecobank, Google Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion and Innovation Across Africa

Ecobank, a pan-African financial services group, and Google Cloud today