Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pacer Ventures Launches $3m Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving

Future Africa
Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Bamboo, Releaf and 7 Other African Startups Receive Investment From Future Africa in Q3 2020

Future Africa, a platform that provides capital, coaching, and community for mission-driven innovators, has disclosed that it invested $1 million

Turaco
Funding Insurtech Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Insurtech Startup, Turaco Secures $2m to Scale Operations in Sub-Saharan Africa

Turaco has raised $2 million investment to further grow the business and scale its operations across Sub-Saharan Africa. The funding round

HealthPlus
Business Funding Legal Venture Capital

Despite Court Ruling, Alta Semper Capital Makes 2nd Attempt to Take Over HealthPlus Head Office

The crises between Alta Semper Capital and HealthPlus is far from over as the private equity has again attempted to

Kuda
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Kuda Secures $10m to Fund Ambitious Plans to Compete Directly With Traditional Banks

Kuda, a Nigerian fintech startup formerly known as KudiMoney has raised $10 million investment to fund ambitious plans to compete

Outlierz Ventures
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Morocco’s Outlierz Ventures Returns Exceptional Results in 2020

Outlierz Ventures, an African venture capital fund based in Morocco, continued to actively invest in high-growth startups across Africa, with

CARMA
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CARMA, a Credit Data Marketplace Secures Funding from Microtraction

CARMA, a Nigerian credit data marketplace with operations in Kenya and Zambia, has announced an early-stage venture funding round led by Microtraction, a Venture Capital firm

Xend
Fintech Funding Investment Product Launch Venture Capital

Nigerian Startup, Xend Finance Raises $1.5m Strategic Investment Round

Xend Finance, the first decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for credit unions and cooperatives, today announced its public launch following a

Swedfund
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Swedfund Invests $1m in Kasha Global to Support Women’s Health and Self-care in East Africa

Swedfund, the Swedish Development finance institution, has announced its investment in Kasha Global, a Femtech e-commerce platform with subsidiaries in

Villgro Africa
Entrepreneurship Event Health Venture Capital

Villgro Africa Celebrates 5-years of Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences

Villgro Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond boundaries to the rest of Africa, committed to tackling some of