SAVCA
Appointment Venture Capital

Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) Appoints New Chairman

The board of directors of the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has announced the appointment of

Ilara Health
Funding Grant Health

Ilara Health Gets $1.1m Grant To Develop Tech-based Solutions For Pregnant Women in Kenya

Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health-tech company, has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  The

Fundall
Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Fundall Secures $150,000 in Pre-seed Funding

Fundall, a Nigerian fintech startup has announced a pre-seed investment of $150,000 led by Black Knight Capital, a pre-seed and

Catalyst Fund
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Partners With Mastercard Foundation MEST to Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),

AirSmat
Artificial Intelligence Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pan-African Software Company AirSmat Raises $100,000 Investment

AirSmat, a Pan-African Software company, has received a boost of $100,000 from Zetogon, a UK-based company, as a pre-seeding investment

Carscan
Automobile Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners, IDF Capital Invests in South Africa’s Carscan

Kalon Venture Partners, the IDF Capital, and an unnamed investor have announced an undisclosed amount of funding in South African

Nigeria Youth Investment Fund
Entrepreneurship Funding Government

FG Opens Portal For N75bn Nigeria Youth Investment Fund

The Federal Government has opened the portal for eligible and interested Nigerians to apply for the N75 Billion Nigeria Youth Investment

Paystack
Acquisition Fintech Payment

One of Nigeria’s Leading Fintech Powerhouse, Paystack Acquired For Over $200m by Stripe

Nigerian payments company Paystack has agreed to be acquired by global payments leader Stripe to make online and offline payments

PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.

TLcom Capital
Entrepreneurship Event Startup Venture Capital Women

TLcom Capital Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,