Pineapple
Entrepreneurship Insurtech Venture Capital

SA Insurtech Startup Pineapple Wins First Prize at VesiClash Global Venture Challenge

Pineapple, a South African insurtech startup has been awarded the first prize and $1.5-million in VentureClash which is a $5-million

GreenHouse Capital
Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Venture Capital

Meet 10 Startups Selected For Finals of GreenHouse Capital #Accelerator Program

GreenHouse Capital, a Pan-African early-stage Venture Capital firm has announced the 10 finalists for its immersive female-focused Tech Accelerator program

SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Online Cleaning Service SweepSouth Raises $3.3m Round to Scale its Services

SweepSouth, the online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services has raised $3.3 million round to grow its market

MaxAB
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian B2B e-Commerce Marketplace, MaxAB Closes $6.2 Million Seed Round

MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app, has

FairMoney
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Fintech Startup FairMoney Set to Become a Full-fledged Mobile Banking Service in Nigeria After Raising €10m

FairMoney, a Paris-based fintech startup is set to become a fully-fleged mobile banking service in Nigeria has raised EUR10 million

venture capitalist firms
Africa Fintech Venture Capital

Africa Fintech Startups Set to Get More Investments as Accion Venture Lab Launches $23M Fintech Fund

African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of

Nomanini
Fintech Funding Venture Capital

Nomanini, a SA Headquartered Fintech Startup Raises $4m Funding Round

Nomanini, a South African headquartered fintech startup for the informal retail ecosystem, has announced a $4m funding round led by

Transsion Holdings
Fintech Partnership Venture Capital

Transsion Holdings and Wapi Capital Partner to Fund Early-stage African Fintech Startups

Transsion Holdings, the manufacturers of Techno, infinix and Itel has partnered with Wapi Capital to find and fund fintech startups

GONA
Business Investment Transport Venture Capital

GONA to Scale its Transport Business in Lagos After Completing Multi-million Dollar Pre-series A Funding Round

African travel service company GONA announced the completion of millions of dollars in pre-series A round of financing from investors

Ventures Platform Hub
Africa Appointment Leadership Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Hub Appoints New Executive Director and CEO

Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, Ventures