Seedstars
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Seedstars and Fondation Botnar Launch $20M Youth Wellbeing Fund

Seedstars Capital, an alternative investment platform focused on supporting emerging fund managers, has partnered with Fondation Botnar, a Swiss philanthropic

Peach Cars
Funding Investment Mobility

Kenyan Automotive Marketplace, Peach Cars Raises $5m Seed Round

Peach Cars, the Kenyan automotive marketplace, has raised a $5 million seed round led by Japan-based The University of Tokyo

Event Funding Venture Capital

Norfund Strengthens Footprint in Nigeria to Drive Sustainable Economic Growth

The Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, Norfund, recently organized its first stakeholder event in Nigeria which hosted key players across

OmniRetail
Funding Investment Retail Venture Capital

Aruwa Capital Management Invests in OmniRetail

Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund investing in Nigeria and Ghana, has announced an investment

Talstack
Acquisition Investment Venture Capital

Talstack Launches With $850k Pre-seed Funding to Upskill Africa’s Workforce

Talstack, a platform for employee growth and development on a mission to power Africa’s workforce, has announced its pre-seed round,

Acasia Ventures
Venture Capital

Acasia Ventures Opens Office in Lagos

Acasia Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Acasia Group, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. This is

Visa
Accelerator Fintech

Visa Announces Launch of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program

Visa has announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community

Messenger
Investment Logistics Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Messenger Raises Pre-Seed Funding Led by Nama Ventures

Messenger, a Nigerian logistics platform, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Nama Ventures with

ThriveAgric
AgricTech

ThriveAgric Supports 500,000 Smallholder Farmers to Boost Food Production in Africa

ThriveAgric, an agritech company in Nigeria, has today released its 2022 Impact Report reiterating its mission to build the largest

Haul247
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Haul247 Secures $3m Seed Funding Led by Alitheia Cpaital

Haul247, an end-to-end logistics tech platform, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round to boost its market share