Circle of Corporate Innovators
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Access, Ecobank, and 3 Other Corporates Join Catalyst Fund Circle of Corporate Innovators

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today formally announced its Circle of Corporate Innovators, with its first members, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank,

Fatura
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Marketplace, Fatura Raises $3m Investment For Expansion

Fatura, an Egyptian ecommerce B2B marketplace, has raised $3 million pre-series A funding. The round was co-led by Sawari Ventures

Sky.Garden
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenyan E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Secures $4m Investment Led by SANAD Fund

Sky.Garden, a Kenyan E-commerce startup, has secured a $4 million Series A investment led by The SANAD Fund for MSME.

SAIS
Investment

Five African Startups Receive $5k Grant And Entrepreneurial Support From SAIS

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars have awarded five startups from this year’s startup batch of the Investment Readiness Program a

Speedaf express
Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Logistics Startup, Speedaf express Completes Round A+ Financing

Speedaf express, a China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, officially announced the completion of its round A+ financing. This round of

Funding Investment Mobility Transport Venture Capital

SA Mobility Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $14.5m Investment Led by Naspers

WhereIsMyTransport, a South African mobility startup, has raised a $14.5 million funding round led by Naspers Foundry with $3 million.

Acquisition

Naspers’ Prosus Acquires Stack Overflow For US$1.8 billion

Naspers-controlled internet investment firm Prosus, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stack Overflow, a

Funding Investment

Kenyan Startup, Kibanda TopUp Secures $460k Pre-seed Investment

Kibanda TopUp, a Kenyan-based startup which aims to digitise the supply chain for micro, small and medium restaurants in Africa,

appsNmobile
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, AppsNmobile Secures $1m Investment From Oasis Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, appsNmobile has secured a $1 million investment from Oasis Capital. This investment is expected to capitalise appsNmobile

Shoprite
Acquisition

Ketron Investment Limited Completes Acquisition of Shoprite Nigeria

A deal has been reached in the acquisition of Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), owner and operator of the Shoprite