Goodwell Investments
Funding Partnership Venture Capital

Oxfam Novob Partners With Goodwell Investments in €20m Fund to Support East African SMEs

Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Investments have announced a new €20 million fund dubbed Pepea. The fund will support early-stage growth companies

News

Payday Secures $3M Seed Round to Power the Future of Work for Africa

Payday, an African neobank issuing global accounts to Africans, has raised a $3M seed round led by Moniepoint Inc. The

FairMoney
Acquisition

FairMoney Acquires Payforce

FairMoney has acquired Payforce, a merchant payment collection and financial services distribution platform. The latter will now be known as PayForce

YMO
Payment

YMO, Guinean Fintech Startup, Secures €3m in Seed to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa

YMO, a Franco-Guinean start-up, has closed a new funding round led by Breega and INCO Ventures to accelerate the deployment

Envisionit Deep AI
Funding Health Investment

South Africa Envisionit Deep AI Secures $1.65mn Investment to Accelerate Access to Healthcare Across Africa

Envisionit Deep AI®, a South African health-tech startup, has raised $ 1.65 million from New GX Ventures SA with an

Jumba
Funding Technology Venture Capital

Kenyan Construction Technology Platform, Jumba Secures $4.5m Seed Funding

Jumba, a Kenyan construction technology platform, has secured $4.5 million in a seed round led by LocalGlobe. Also participating are

Partech Africa
Venture Capital

Partech Announces First Close of Partech Africa II at €245m

Partech, the global Venture Capital firm, has announced the first close of Partech Africa II at €245 million.  The investors in Partech

UMBA
Banking Payment

Umba Launches Operations in Kenya 

After acquiring a majority shareholding in Daraja Microfinance Bank, Umba can now offer full banking services in Kenya, including current

Savvy Global Fellowship
Entrepreneurship

APPLY: 2023 Savvy Global Fellowship for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

Application for the 2023 Savvy Global Fellowship Program for Aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs is now open. Savvy Global Fellowship is

SunFi
Clean Energy CleanTech Funding Investment Startup

 Nigerian Clean Tech Startup, SunFi Secures $2.33m Seed Funding

SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup, has raised $2.33 million in seed funding from lead investors including Nairobi-based Factor[e] and