Fido
Fintech Funding Investment Payment

Digital Financial Services Platform, Fido Secures $30m in Debt & Equity Funding

Fido, a Ghanaian digital financial services platform, has raised $30 million in debt and equity funding. The equity part ($20

Gaea
Funding Venture Capital

Pepea Fund Makes First Investment in Gaea Foods Limited 

Pepea, an impact investment fund from Oxfam Novib managed by Goodwell Investments, is pleased to announce its first-ever investment in Gaea Foods Limited,

Lucky ONE
Funding Venture Capital

Egypt’s Lucky ONE Secures $3m Funding

Lucky ONE, the Egyptian consumer credit fintech, has raised $3 million in a convertible note, bolstering its path to profitability

HAVAIC
Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Completes First Close of its US$50m African Innovation Fund 3

HAVAÍC, the Cape Town-headquartered Venture Capital (VC) firm, has announced the first close of its US$50 million African Innovation Fund

Cartona
Business Ecommerce Funding Investment

Cartona Closes $8.1m Series A Funding in Debt, Equity Investment

Cartona, the B2B platform digitising and empowering stakeholders of Egypt’s traditional trade market – including mom-and-pop stores, hotels, restaurants, ​​cafes,

Salesforce
Startup Women

Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund Joins Allison for the 5th Anniversary Edition of the Future Is Female Mentorship Program

Allison, a global integrated marketing and communications agency, has announced that Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund has partnered with the agency

d.light
Clean Energy Funding Investment Venture Capital

d.light closes $176m Funding For Affordable Off-grid Solar in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has announced the closing of a

BasiGo
Clean Energy CleanTech Electric Vehicle Funding

BasiGo Secures $225k Financing From Rwanda Green Fund

BasiGo, an electric bus company in Rwanda, has been awarded a $225,000 recoverable grant from Ireme Invest, the Rwanda Green

Innovate Africa
Venture Capital

Innovate Africa Launches with $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Africa-Focused Startups

Innovate Africa, an angel investment fund that supports early-stage founders, taking startups from conception to product and financing innovative ventures,

Amethis
Funding

EIB Global Invests €25m in Amethis Fund III to Promote Sustainable Growth of African Businesses

The European Investment Bank’s EIB Global arm has invested €25 million in Amethis Fund III, a pan-African fund providing private equity growth