Oui Capital
Venture Capital

African VC Firm, Oui Capital Announces First Close of its $30M Second Fund

Oui Capital, an Africa-focused VC firm has completed the first closing of its $30 million second fund, Oui Capital Mentors

Cassava
Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

Cassava Technologies Announces $50m Strategic Investment From C5 Capital

Cassava Technologies, an African tech company, has announced that it has secured a US$50 million investment from C5 Capital (C5),

Persistent Energy
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

Persistent Energy Raises $10m Funding Led by Kyuden International and FSD Africa to Grow Climate Venture Building in Africa

Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in equity in its Series C round led by Kyuden International Corporation and FSD

TLcom Capital
Appointment Venture Capital

TLcom Capital Appoints Eloho Omame as Partner to Scout For More pre-Seed, Female-owned Startups

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame of FirstCheck Africa as a partner to scout and back more

XENO
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Ugandan Fintech Startup Secures $2m XENO Seed Round Led by Beyond Capital Ventures

XENO Corporation has raised a $2 million seed funding led by Beyond Capital Ventures. Based in Uganda, XENO was founded

Credpal
Fintech Funding Investment

Nigeria’s CredPal Raises Undisclosed Investment From Cairo Angels

The Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund (CASF), a micro venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups in the Middle East

Cryptocurrency NFT

African Founded Ayoken to Build an NFT Marketplace For Creatives After Raising $1.4m

Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4 million pre-seed funding to enable users grow their revenue streams through

Appointment

Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as Venture Partner

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African Venture Capital firm, has announced the appointment of Dapo Olowoporoku as its new venture partner. Dapo

Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Mara Raises $23m to to Increase Number of Africans Participating in Crypto Economy

Mara, a pan-African crypto exchange platform, has secured a $23 million investment to build an African cryptocurrency exchange. The seed

FSD Africa
Fintech

BFA Global and FSD Africa Create Pioneering $3.3m Fintech Venture Launcher for Climate Resilience in Africa

BFA Global and FSD Africa announce the creation of a first-of-its-kind venture launcher, TECA (Triggering Exponential Climate Action). The launcher