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

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys Set to Launch Second Cohort of Digital B2B SaaS Accelerator in Africa

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active early-stage investment funds, has opened applications

Hybrid
Feature Startup

How is Hybrid Work Really Working Out in South African Workspaces?

From a non-existent concept pre-Covid-19 to becoming fully entrenched in common parlance, hybrid work and hybrid workplaces, are the centre

Teesas
Edtech

Teesas Selected For Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative

Teesas, a Nigeria edtech startup, has been named among the five winners of the 2022 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative.

GreenHouse Capital
Accelerator

13 Startups Selected GreenHouse Capital, Microsoft the Scale-Up Accelerator Program

GreenHouse Capital and Microsoft have announced that 13 start-ups across East & West Africa have been selected to participate in

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Naspers Foundry Leads $3.3m Series A Investment in LifeCheq

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, has led a $2.5 million investment in LifeCheq, a fintech platform empowering

Health Partnership

54gene, ANSTS to Launch SEN-GENOME Genetics Research Study

54gene, the healthtech firm advancing African genomics research, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Academy of Sciences

Venture Capital Women

ShEquity Recieves $1.2m Grant From USAID Trade Hub

ShEquity Partners, an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in Africa, has received a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the

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

Funding Investment

Kaltani Secures $4m to Expand Plastic Recycling in Nigeria

Kaltani, a Nigerian cleantech recycling startup, has secured $4 million seed investment to expand its service offerings. The investors in