Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Google
Data

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

Google has announced plans to establish its first African cloud data centre region in South Africa. The new Google Cloud

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup SecondSTAX Secures $1.6m For Expansion

SecondSTAX, a Ghanaian investment fintech, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from private investors and venture capital firms, including

Pezesha
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pezesha Secures $11m Pre-series A Funding to Grow its Embedded Finance Platform

Pezesha, a pan-African embedded finance fintech, has raised $11 million in pre-series A investment. The round was a mix of $6

Persistent Energy
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Venture Capital

Persistent Energy Raises $10m Funding Led by Kyuden International and FSD Africa to Grow Climate Venture Building in Africa

Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in equity in its Series C round led by Kyuden International Corporation and FSD

mTek
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

mTek Secures $3m Funding For Digital Insurance Penetration From Finclusion Group

mTek, a Kenyan insurtech and digital insurance startup, has secured an additional $3 million (equity and debt) investment from the

CrossBoundary
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

CrossBoundary Raises $25m To Finance Solar-Powered Mini-Grids In Africa

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), the African project financing facility for mini-grids, has announced $25 million in new funding commitments from

IFC
Health

IFC and Avacare Partner to Increase Access to Medicines and Healthcare Goods in Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Avacare Global to help the company expand its manufacturing and distribution

Elon Musk
Business Social Media Twitter

Elon Musk to Acquire Twitter

Twitter has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon

Twitter
Social Media Twitter

Twitter Set to Accept Elon Musk’s $43bn Buyout Offer

It appears Twitter is about to accept Elon Musk‘s $43 billion offer to purchase the social media platform. Reuters reports