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Purple Elephant Ventures
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Tourism-focused Venture Studio, Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $1m Funding

Purple Elephant VenturesĀ (PEV), the Kenyan tourism-focused venture studio, has closed a $1 million pre-seed to build the next generation of

Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Elon Musk to Proceed With $44bn Purchase of Twitter

Elon Musk has offered to complete his proposed $44bn acquisition of Twitter in a U-turn onĀ his decision to abandon the

Google
Data

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

Google has announced plans to establish its first African cloud data centre region in South Africa. The new Google Cloud

Spleet
PropertyTech

Nigerian Propertytech Startup, Spleet Raises $2.6m to scale its Residential Rent-focused Products

Spleet, a Nigerian propertytech startup, has raised a $2.6 milliion investment to scale its residential rent management and rent financing

Algebra Ventures
Venture Capital

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian Venture Capital Firm Raises $100m For its Second Fund

Algebra Ventures, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed a $100 million first close of its

Sofri
Payment

Sofri Partners CarePay to Commemorate Independence Day with Discounted Healthcare Services

Sofri, a financial product of Links Microfinance Bank (member, DLM Capital Group), in partnership with CarePay, a healthcare fintech in

Daystar Power
Acquisition Clean Energy Energy Renewable Energy

Shell Acquires West African Hybrid Solar Power Solutions Provider, Daystar Power

Daystar Power, a West African provider of hybrid solar power solutions, has announced its acquisition by Shell. Shell will acquire

UM6P Ventures
Health

UM6P Ventures Invests in Infiuss Health to Improve Clinical Trial Participation and Health Equity in Africa

UM6P Ventures, a Morrocan early-stage venture capital firm, has announced its investment in Infiuss Health. The startup is developing a

Numida
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Ugandan Fintech Startup, Numida Raises $12.3m Pre-series A Funding For Expansion

Numida, a Uganda-based fintech, has secured a $12.3 million pre-series A equity and debt funding led by Serena Ventures with

Farmerline
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghana’s Farmerline Raises $1.5m Funding Round From Oikocredit

Farmerline Group has announced the second close of a pre-series A investment raise with an additional US$ 1.5 million investment