Zowasel
AgricTech Funding Investment

Zowasel Receives $100k Financing From Guinness and Promasidor

Zowasel, Africa’s frontline sustainable marketplace for crops, has received $100,000 USD investment from Guinness Nigeria Plc (a subsidiary of Diageo)

Ventures Platform
Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Ventures Platform Foundation Launches applications for Gov Labs

Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its

HiiL
Entrepreneurship Innovation

Meet West Africa Regional Finals Finalists’of HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge 2019

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law’s (HiiL) has announced the regional finals finalists of the Innovating Justice Challenge 2019

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet 10 Finalists of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative

Ten finalists have been selected by judges for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative holding next month in Accra, Ghana. The

Uber
Business Opinion Transport

Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Firms Rev Up for Race Into West Africa

Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi

Ecommerce Press Release Travel

“Visa on Arrival Will Boost Inbound Tourism Revenue” – Jumia MD

The managing director of Jumia’s hotel and flight marketplace, Omolara Adagunodo has urged the federal government through the Nigerian Immigration Service

Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Google
Data

Google Establishes First African Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

Google has announced plans to establish its first African cloud data centre region in South Africa. The new Google Cloud

ZOLA ELectric
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

ZOLA Electric Secures $90m Funding to Expand into New Markets

ZOLA Electric, a renewable energy firm with operations in several African countries, has raised $90 million in debt and equity

Voltron Capital
Venture Capital

Olumide Soyombo Launches Voltron Capital, a Pan-African Venture Capital Firm

Olumide Soyombo, a known African angel investor has announced the launch of Voltron Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm which