Sun King
Clean Energy

Sun King Expands Series D to $330m With Additional Investment of $70m Led by LeapFrog

Sun King, the provider of solar energy products for off-grid homes in Africa and Asia, has received $70 million in equity investment in

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund at $46m

Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46

Visa
Women

Visa Announces Grant to Help African Women Fund Managers Grow Their Businesses

Visa has announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United

AgroHack Challenge
AgricTech

UNDP, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Launch AgroHack Challenge

Nigeria’s Agricultural sector is facing a myriad of challenges such as climate and weather changes, insecurity, rural-urban migration, and lack

Taeillo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Furniture Maker, Taeillo Secures $2.5m Expansion Round From Aruwa Capital

Taeillo, a Nigerian furniture manufacturer, has secured a $2.5 million investment from Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage growth equity and

Ubongo
Awards Edtech

Tanzania-Based Edtech, Ubongo Gets $27.8m Award From Lego Foundation Global Challenge

Ubongo, an African edtech startup, has been chosen as one of the five recipients of the Lego Foundation’s global Build

Fin
Funding Investment Startup

Finclusion Becomes Fin, Raises Funding to Enhance its Offering and Footprint

Finclusion Group is officially announcing a brand integration across its markets to Fin. With this step, the company is consolidating

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

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