AfricInvest
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Innovation Startup Venture Capital

AfricInvest Partners Cathay Innovation to Unveil $168m Pan-African Fund

AfricInvest, a Tunisia-based private equity firm in Africa with USD1.5 billion in assets under management, and Cathay Innovation, a global

Branch International
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup Venture Capital

Branch International Which Operates in Nigeria, 2 Other African Countries Has Raised $170M Series C Financing

Branch International which operates in Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania has raised  $170M in Series C financing led by Foundation Capital

Seedstars
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Startup

Seedstars to Launch $100m Fund For African Startups

Seedstars, an emerging markets startup competition has announced that it would launch a $100-million fund to invest in African startups

Boomplay
Africa Entertainment Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Music Music Streaming

African Music Streaming Firm, Boomplay Secures $20m Series A Funding

Boomplay Music, a leading music streaming and download service in Africa, has raised $20 million in Series A funding led

Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Fintech Investment Startup

Fintech Startups: Apply For Accion Venture Lab Company Builder Program

Accion Venture Lab has launched applications for the second edition of its Company Builder programme for fintech startups in Nigeria.

Kudi
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup Technology

Confirmed! Nigeria’s Kudi Secures $5M Series A Funding Led by Partech

Kudi, the Nigerian leader of digital payment and collection for the cash economy, raises a Series A led by Partech

MDaaS
Funding Health Investment

Nigeria Health Startup MDaaS Global Secures $1m Funding

MDaaS Global, Nigerian health startup has secured $1 million equity funding according to filing at the US Securities and Exchange

Jiji
Acquisition Business

Jiji Set to Dominate Africa’s Classifieds Business as it Acquires OLX

Jiji, Nigeria’s largest classifieds marketplace is preparing to dominate Africa’s classifieds business as it has acquired Naspers‘ OLX businesses in

Leapfrog Ventures
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Algebra Ventures & Endure Capital Lead Investment in Egypt’s Brimore

Brimore, an Egyptian end-to-end distribution platform has secured $800,000 funding led by Algebra Ventures and Endure Capital. Also participating in the investment

African Startups
Entrepreneurship Investment Social Entrepreneurship

3 African Startups Win $4.5m in Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Three African startups have won $4.5 million in the 2019 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. The startups were announced a