Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Technology Venture Capital

Leapfrog Ventures Invest $50k in Kenya’s BiasharaBot

Leapfrog Ventures has made a $50,000 investment in Kenya’s SaaS startup BiasharaBot. Founded in 2017 by Moses Kibet Korir and Felix

Amethis
Venture Capital

IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa

IFC has disclosed that it is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture

Samurai Incubate
Venture Capital

Samurai Incubate Closes its Oversubscribed Fund At $18.6m

Samurai Incubate Inc. has officially closed its second Africa fund “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” after successfully having raised 2.026

Uncovered Fund
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Japan’s Uncovered Fund Launches $15m Africa-focused fund, Announces 5 New Investments

Uncovered Fund founded by young Japanese investor Takuma Terakubo, has announced that it has established a $15 million fund to

Modus Africa
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Modus Announces Expansion to Sub-Saharan Africa With Launch of $75M Africa-focused Fund

Modus, a Venture Platform operating in MENA comprising VC funds, Venture Builders, and a Corporate Innovation arm, has announced the

BasiGO
Electric Vehicle Mobility

Electric Vehicle Startup BasiGo Bags $4.3m Seed Funding

BasiGo, a Kenyan Electric Vehicle startup, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to provide clean-energy mass transit vehicles in

Reliance Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Reliance Health Raises $40M in Series B Led by General Atlantic

Reliance Health, an emerging markets-focused digital healthcare provider, has completed a $40M Series B funding round led by General Atlantic.

Nestcoin
Cryptocurrency Funding Venture Capital

Nestcoin Closes $6.45m in Pre-seed Funding to Accelerate Crypto and Web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets

Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed funding. This new investment

Ukheshe
Interview

Meet Clayton Hayward, Serial Entrepreneur Leveraging Ukheshe to Reach Financially Underserved Market

Ukheshe, the South African fintech startup, is on topflight mode. It keeps innovating and expanding its services to the financially

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SHYFT Power Solutions Raises Additional $3,1m Seed Round to Accelerate Transition to Affordable Energy

SHYFT Power Solutions, which builds IoT and software to optimize distributed energy resource performance and operational efficiency in emerging markets,