Enza Capital
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Venture Capital Firm, Enza Capital Secures $58m Across Two Funds

Enza Capital, a Kenyan-based venture capital firm, has closed two funds totalling $58 million, to support innovation and growth in

Google
Artificial Intelligence Technology

Two Nigerian Startups Selected For Google AI For Health Program 

Two Nigerian startups are among the 30 companies selected to participate in the Google Artificial Intelligence for Health programme. The

Fixit45
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Fixit45 Raises $1.9m Funding to Fuel Expansion into Africa’s Automotive Aftermarket Space

Fixit45, an African autotech aftermarket sector, has raised $1.9 million in equity and working capital at a recent pre-seed funding round.

Turaco
Acquisition

Turaco Acquires MicroEnsure Ghana to Deepen Affordable Insurance Coverage Across Africa

Turaco, the African tech-enabled insurance company, today announced the acquisition of MicroEnsure Ghana, a pioneering microinsurance company from MIC Global. Under the

Africa’s Business Heroes
Africa Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists for 2023

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic program sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, now

Alex Okosi
Appointment

Google Appoints Alex Okosi as New Managing Director for Africa

Google has announced the appointment of Alex Okosi as the new managing director for Africa. Prior to this, Okosi served

Acquisition Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

₿trust Acquires Qala Africa To Build the Next Generation of Open-Source Bitcoin Developers

₿trust, a non-profit organisation which exists to decentralise development of Bitcoin software, has announced its acquisition of Qala, the organisation training the

MEST Africa
Competition

APPLY: 2023 MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has launched the 5th edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) startup pitch competition. The Challenge is targeted

Google
Accelerator

Google Unveils AI First Accelerator for African Startups

Google has launched Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program targeted at African startups using artificial intelligence to tackle local

Green Entrepreneurs
Clean Energy

Apply: Green Entrepreneurship Programme Powered By TEF

The Tony Elumelu Foundation in partnership with UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), IKEA Foundation and Young Green Entrepreneurs, has launched the