African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of
DTRT Apparel Ltd (DTRT), West Africa’s largest clothing manufacturer has announced a major investment from leading investment firm Verod Capital
Ventures Platform Hub (VPHub) has named Mimshach Obioha Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation and Nkechi Oguchi Chief Executive Officer, Ventures
Orcas, a Cairo-based online marketplace for babysitters and tutors has raised $500,000 in Pre-Series A funding round led by Egypt’s
Velocity Capital has announced the launch of its $120M FinTech Ventures Fund dedicated to backing early-stage FinTech companies spanning Europe,
Gokada, a Nigerian motorcycle ride-hailing firm has raised $5.3 million Series A round to scale its business. The funding round
Bamboo Capital Partners, the impact investing platform, has signed a partnership with Smart Africa to support BLOC, the first-of-its-kind blended
Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital firm, has opened East African offices in Ethiopia and Kenya as
Cortex Ventures has become the first Artificial Intelligence focused venture fund in Africa. It was unveiled by South Africa’s Cortex
Acumen’s KawiSafi Ventures has announced that it has raised $70 million for-profit fund through Acumen Capital Partners. The fund will