MEST Africa
Startup

Senegal’s Kwely Emerges As Winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has announced Senegalese tech startup Kwely as the winner of the 2022 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC); a pan-African tech

Future Africa
Venture Capital

Future Africa, TLG Capital to Launch $25m Venture Debt Fund For its Portfolio Companies

Future Africa, an African-focused VC firm, has partnered with TLG Capital to launch a $25 million venture debt fund for

SIDEUP
Ecommerce Funding Investment

Egypt’s SIDEUP Closes $1.2m Seed to Scale its eCommerce Services

SIDEUP, the Egyptian startup for e-commerce services, has raised a $1.2 million seed round. Global and regional investors in early-stage

Aruwa Capital
Venture Capital

Aruwa Capital Management Achieves Final Close on Fund I

Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based female-founded and led early-stage growth equity and gender lens investment fund, has announced the successful

Uncover
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Uncover Secures $1m Seed Funding to Scale its Skincare Business

Uncover, a Kenyan skincare startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding to scale its operations in Kenya and expand

Badili
Funding Venture Capital

Kenyan Smartphone ReCommerce Platform, Badili Secures $2.1m Pre-seed Funding

Badili, a Kenyan smartphone re-commerce startup, has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to scale its operations within Africa. The

Amethis
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

4Di Capital Announces Second Close of New $25m Seed Fund

4Di Capital, the South African early-stage venture capital firm, has announced the second closing of its new $25m seed fund

Revio
Payment

Revio Raises $1.1m to Solve Payments Failure Problem in Emerging Markets

Revio, a South African API payments and collections startup, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by SpeedInvest. The

Ramani
Funding Venture Capital

Ramani Raises $32m to Build Financial Infrastructure for Africa’s Supply Chains

Ramani, a Tanzanian startup building the financial infrastructure for Africa’s supply chain, has raised $32 million in a Series A

LoftyInc Capital
Venture Capital

LoftyInc Capital Closes Third Fund at $14.3 million

LoftyInc Capital Management, an early-stage African-focused Venture Capital firm, has announced the final close of its third fund – LoftyInc