Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3m

Launch Africa, a pan-African venture capital firm, has closed a $36.3 million fund to fund more B2B and B2B2C startups

Appointment

Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as Venture Partner

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African Venture Capital firm, has announced the appointment of Dapo Olowoporoku as its new venture partner. Dapo

Antler
Venture Capital

IFC Participates in Antler East Africa $13.5m Oversubscribed Fund For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

IFC has announced an investment in the Antler East Africa fund. Antler is an early-stage venture capital fund, focused on

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Announces First Close of its $40m Fund

Ventures Platform, an African venture capital firm, has announced the first close of its $40 million pan-African fund. Though the

Pezesha
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Pezesha Raises Seven-figure Seed Extension from GreenHouse Capital to Fuel Expansion

Pezesha, a pan-African fintech company building scalable lending infrastructure for SMEs and institutions, today announced the close of a seven-figure

MEST Africa
Entrepreneurship Funding

83 Startups Shortlisted For 2020 MEST Africa Challenge Country Finals

The finalists for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge have been announce by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST). In total,

Africa Entrepreneurship Event

Meet 11 African Startups Pitching at Africa Startup Summit Next Month

The Africa Startup Summit is holding in Kigali, Rwanda in February (4-6) and 11 innovative African Startups have been selected

Startupbootcamp AfriTech
Accelerator Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

6 Nigerian Startups, 16 Others Shortlisted For Startupbootcamp AfriTech Selection Days

Startupbootcamp AfriTech has announced the names of the 22 tech startups selected to attend its final selection days which are