SAIS
Investment

Five African Startups Receive $5k Grant And Entrepreneurial Support From SAIS

Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS) and Seedstars have awarded five startups from this year’s startup batch of the Investment Readiness Program a

SolarX Africa
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

Malian Solar Startup, SolarX Africa Raises Additional Funding From Energy Access Ventures

SolarX Africa, a Malian solar startup, has announced the closing of additional funding from Energy Access Ventures (EAV), an early-stage

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Startup

European Startup Accelerator Startup Wise Guys Expands to Africa With First Program in Namibia

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced B2B startup accelerator, is expanding its programs to Africa. The accelerator has a program

Flat6Labs
Funding Venture Capital

Flat6Labs Closes Second Fund at $13.2m, Increases Cash Offerings For Startups

Flat6Labs, a regional Seed Program, and fund, has announced the second close and increase of its Egypt fund from EGP50

Village Capital
Accelerator Startup

23 Startups Selected For Village Capital Future of Work Africa 2021 Accelerator Programme

Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the 23

Bfree
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, BFREE Raises Seed Round to Tackle Rising Consumer Debt in Africa

BFREE, a Nigerian fintech startup, that focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled credit management solution, has raised

Startup
Feature Technology Venture Capital

Why a Wave of Technology Giants Will Come From Africa

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African

AWIEF
Accelerator Women

Nedbank, AWIEF Partner For Fourth Cohort of AWIEF Growth Accelerator

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored

Thrive Agric
AgricTech Business

Thrive Agric Announces Completion of Pending Payments to ALL Crowd funders

Thrive Agric, the Nigerian digital agriculture/investment platform has announced that it has fully completed payments due to all the crowd

Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Investment

GIZ Egypt Unveils $120m Funding Targeted at First-time Fund Managers

GIZ Egypt, in partnership with Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA), Endure Capital and Changelabs, has launched