Amethis
News

The Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8 Million in 9 African Climate

The Catalyst Fund has today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This

SME
Feature SMEs

UNILAG MBA Graduate Proposes Business Model to Tackle Startup and SME Failure

Startups and SMEs in Nigeria confront a number of difficulties, which may account for some of the country’s comparatively low

Techstars
Funding Investment Startup

Techstars Announces 12 New Investments Via its Africa-focused Program

Techstars, an investor platform in Africa, has announced its second cohort of 12 companies to participate in its pan-African accelerator

FrontEdge
Funding Investment Venture Capital

FrontEdge Secures $10m Funding to Support African Cross-border Trade

FrontEdge, a Nigeria fintech, has secured $10 million in a equity and debt funding round to support African cross-border trade. The

Visa
Fintech Payment

Konnect Emerges as the Sole Tunisian Fintech Selected for the Visa Accelerator Program in Africa

Konnect, the Tunisian fintech revolutionizing financial services in Tunisia, has been announced as the sole Tunisian representative accepted into the

Husk Power
Clean Energy

Husk Power Secures $100m in Equity and Debt Power Growth of Community Solar Minigrids in Africa

Husk Power Systems, the solar electric power generation company, has announced that it has closed $43 million in Series D

COVA AFRICA
Fintech

COVA AFRICA Named Winner of Sixth Edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa – Togo Edition!

From 16 to 20 October 2023, representatives of ten African fintechs traveled to Togo, in Lomé, to take part in the

Flutterwave
Partnership Payment

Microsoft Collaborate With Flutterwave to Power Payment Innovation in Africa

Microsoft has announced a five-year strategic technology partnership with Flutterwave. Through the new collaboration, Flutterwave will build its next-generation platform

Amenli
News

Amenli Raises $1m Funding to Launch New Products and For Expansion

Amenli, an Egyptian insurtech startup, has closed a new $1 million equity funding round led by Alter Global, a Venture

Google
SMEs

Google Opens Applications for ₦75 Million Hustle Academy Fund to Empower Nigerian SMBs

Google today announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund, a ₦75 Million equity-free fund dedicated to