TLcom
Funding Investment Venture Capital

TLcom Closes Africa’s Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced the final close of TIDE Africa Fund II, its second fund for

Pula
Funding Insurtech Investment Venture Capital

Pula Closes $20m Series B Funding Round to Finance Smallholder Farmers Across Africa

Pula, an agricultural insurance and technology company, has closed a USD 20 million series B fundraising round that will help

Baobab Network
Acquisition

Baobab Network Acquires Reflector Marketing

Baobab Network, an early-stage investor that backs startups across Africa, has announced the acquisition of Reflector Marketing, a strategy and branding

BasiGo
Electric Vehicle Funding Investment Venture Capital

BasiGo Secures $3m from CFAO For Scale-up

BasiGo, an electric bus company, has secured $3 million in equity funding from the CFAO Group. This investment aims to

StarNews Mobile
Competition

StarNews, Global Black Economic Forum Launch Business Competition 

StarNews Mobile, the African video streaming platform and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF), have announced a call for applications to launch their Business Competition

Zone
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Zone Secures $8.5m in Seed Funding to Scale its Decentralized Payment Infrastructure

Zone, the African payment infrastructure company, has raised $8.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round led by venture capital firms Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital.

Endeavor Kenya
Startup

Endeavor Kenya Launches Inaugural Cohort of Entrepreneurs For its ScaleUp Program

Endeavor Kenya has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its Endeavor ScaleUp Program, which aims to support high-growth start-up

Hohm Energy
Funding Investment

ClimateTech Startup, Hohm Energy Secures $8m to Scale Adoption of Rooftop Solar Across South Africa

Hohm Energy, the South African Climate Fintech company, has today announced the final close of its $8m Seed round. The funding

Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

Roam
News

Roam Secures $24m in Funding to Accelerate Electric Mobility Solutions in Africa

Roam, the Kenyan-based electric mobility pioneer, has secured US$24 million in equity and debt to accelerate its mission to revolutionise