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Venture Capital

FMO Announces $10m Commitment to Algebra Fund II

By Oluwasegun
. 07/21/2022

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, and Egyptian venture capital firm Algebra Ventures today announced the signing of a USD

Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

By Mohammed Mane
. 05/19/2021

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Invest in SA’s Aerobotics

By Mohammed Mane
. 12/13/2020

FMO and Cathay AfricInvest Innovation have announced their investment in Aerobotics, a South African AgriTech startup developing intelligent tools to

Africa Renewable Energy

Easy Solar Secures $5M in Series A Equity and Debt Funding to Scale Operations in West Africa

By Musa Suleiman
. 10/01/2020

Easy Solar, a leading solar company in West Africa, has announced the closing of a $5m round of funding including

Shell Foundation

Africa Energy Funding

This New $120m Shell Foundation & FMO Fund Aims to Support African Energy Startups

By Musa Suleiman
. 12/06/2019

Shell Foundation, a UK-registered charity, in partnership with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has launched a US$120 million Energy

Five Things To Do Before Selling Your Smartphone
Whether you are using an Android or iOS device, you may someday decide that you have enough of the phone
Taxify Joins #$1Billion Gang As It Secures $175M Investment From Daimler
Mercedes-Benz-owner Daimler has taken a stake in Taxify in a funding round that values the ride-booking group at more than
Meet The 10 Startups That Are Disrupting Agriculture In Africa
Gone are the days when you have to physically go to the farm before you can call yourself a farmer.
Piggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Capital Led by LeadPath
Funds has always been a huge problem when starting a business. However, you a business can only attract the attention
Jumia Nigeria to Reward Football Fans for Supporting the Super Eagles
Nigeria’s no.1 online shopping platform, Jumia has concluded plans to launch a series of exciting activities around the 2018 FIFA World
Scramble For African Startups By Venture Capitalists: Good or Bad?
Like the scramble for Africa that saw European powers invading, occupying and colonizing African territories without their consent, venture capitalists seem to
Nigeria’s Publiseer Selected For Startup Istanbul Challenge 2018
This year seem to be going well for Nigeria’s digital publishing startup, Publiseer. It recently declared a profit of 3
GitHub Is Now Own By Microsoft As Later Buys Former For $7.5B
Microsoft has acquired code sharing website, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. The all-stock deal is expected to be sealed by the end of
Biggest Announcements From Apple’s WWDC 2018
Apple’s big WWDC 2018 keynote is a wrap! Millions of Apple fans around the world tuned in to Apple’s live
Apply For The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2018
AppsAfrica has opened application for the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards set to be held on 12 November in Cape Town. Applications close 7