Kuda
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kuda Raises $25m Series A Round Led by Valar Ventures

Nigeria’s fintech startup, Kuda has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Valar Ventures with participation from Target

Africa Funding Venture Capital

Savannah Fund Launches Decond $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund Led by IFC, Draper, and Others

Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across

CleanTech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Clean Energy Startup, Havenhill Raises $4.6M From NIDF For Mini-grid Roll out Across Nigeria

Havenhill Synergy Limited under the Nigeria Electrification Project has raised $4.5 million from Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund

Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Flutterwave Secures $170m Series C Investment As it Hits Over $1 bn Valuation

Flutterwave, an Africa-focused payments company, has announced that it has secured $170 million series C funding from a leading group of

Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces Undisclosed Investment in Raise

Microtraction, the Nigerian-based investment fund, has announced an undisclosed investment in Raise, the Africa-focused fundraising platform. Raise, a blockchain-based digital

Havaic
Funding Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund Achieves its Second Close

Following a successful 2020 comprising eight new investments and three international exits, African focused venture capital (VC) investor HAVAÍC has

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

ImaliPay Secures Pre-seed Funding to Service Gig Economy

ImaliPay, an African fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding from the Australian venture capital firm TEN13. Other investors

Diool
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Cameroonian Fintech Diool Secures $3.5m Funding

Diool, a Cameroonian fintech startup has raised $3.5 million to expand its digital payment services. The investment was led by

Startup
Funding Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Expects Bumper Year For African Tech Startups

As one of South Africa’s most active Venture Capital investors, HAVAÍC says 2020 saw the commercial adoption of technology increase at unprecedented

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