AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Green Gold Farms Raises $1.6m to Tackle Ghana’s Food Import Problem

Green Gold Farms, a leading Ghanaian agribusiness startup has completed a US$1.6 million funding round from Absa Bank Ghana, Diaspora Capital, Channel

FairMoney
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

FairMoney Raises $42m Series B Funding Led by Tiger Global

FairMoney, a Nigerian fintech startup has raised $42 million Series B investment to diversify its offerings and expand to become

TeamApt
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

TeamApt Plans to Leverage its Agency Banking Dominance to Extend Services to Customers With its New Undisclosed Series B Funding Round

Nigerian Fintech startup, TeamApt, which provides financial services for the underserved mass market in Africa has announced the completion of

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

MDaaS
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

MDaaS Global Raises $2.3m to Launch its Digital Health Solution and Expand Across Nigeria

MDaaS Global, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has raised $2.3 million in seed extension led by Newtown Partners via the Imperial

Cowrywise
Fintech Regulation

Cowrywise Gets SEC Backing to Operate as a Fund/Portfolio Management Company

Cowrywise, a Nigerian fintech startup, has announced that it has secured a Fund/Portfolio Management License from the Securities and Exchange

Giraffe
Job News

Giraffe’s Automated Recruitment Platform Moves to SA Youth National Initiative Managed by Harambee

The Giraffe recruitment platform is moving to the South Africa Youth National Initiative managed by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Giraffe’s

HyperionDev
Crowdfunding Edtech Funding Investment

South African Edtech Firm, HyperionDev Crowdfunds $3.54m For Expansion

HyperionDev, a South African edtech firm, has announced that it has raised over $3.54 million in 12 weeks in a

VC4A
Startup

VC4A Venture Showcase 2021 Now Open For Applications

VC4A Venture Showcase is a programme for Africa-focused early-stage investors and startups looking to raise their Seed ($250K-$1,5M) and Series