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

Angaza
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Angaza Raises $13.5m Funding to Scale its Customer Service and Commercial Business Teams Located in Kenya

Angaza, a leading technology provider enabling consumer access to essential products in emerging markets, has closed $13.5 million in Series

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

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

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.