Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

Yellow Card
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Crypto Firm, Yellow Card Raises $1.5M to Support Expansion Across Africa

Expands to Kenyan and Cameroon Yellow Card, a Nigeria-based crypto exchange, has secured $1.5 million investments from venture capital firm

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities

DataProphet
Artificial Intelligence Funding Venture Capital

SA AI Company, DataProphet Secures $6m to Fast-track International Growth

DataProphet, a South African startup that deploys Artificial Intelligence to enable manufacturers to move towards autonomous manufacturing, has secured a

ThankUCash
Funding Venture Capital

500 Startups Mentor Brandon Drew Invests in ThankUCash

Nigeria’s leading multi-merchant rewards company ThankUcash is pleased to announce that serial investor Brandon L Drew has joined the company

workpay
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Kenyan’s WorkPay Secures $2.1m Seed Funding to Scale its Services Across East Africa

WorkPay, a Kenyan cloud-based workforce management startup with human resource (HR) and payroll management has secured $2.1 million investment. WorkPay

BitMEX
Bitcoin Investment Venture Capital

Why BitMEX Just Invested in VALR, a South African Bitcoin Exchange

100x Ventures, the venture arm of the parent company of BitMEX, invested in South Africa’s largest Bitcoin exchange, VALR. Two

Dara Owoyemi
Appointment Venture Capital

Dara Owoyemi Appointed Interim AVCA CEO

Dara Owoyemi has been appointed the interim CEO by the Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture

SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA’s SweepSouth Raises Undisclosed Investment From Futuregrowth

SweepSouth, a South African online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services has raised undisclosed funding from Futuregrowth. SweepSouth,

Ingressive
Digital Venture Capital

Ingressive Launches Non-Profit Arm to Train 1m Tech Talents, Connect 5000 to Jobs in Africa

Ingressive, a Venture Capital company, has unveiled Ingressive for Good (I4G), its nonprofit arm; dedicated to empowering African youth with