Kilimo Fresh
AgricTech Competition Event Investment

Tanzania’s Kilimo Fresh Emerges Winner of MEST Africa Challenge 2020, Pockets $50,000

Kilimo Fresh, a Tanzanian fresh foods marketplace, has won $50,000 equity investment for emerging the winner at the final of

Paymob
Africa Funding Investment

Egypt’s Paymob Raises $3.5m to Grow Merchant Network and Expand Regional Footprint

Paymob, the Egyptian digital payment solutions, has raised $3.5m investments led by Global Ventures and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank

Facebook
Accelerator Ecommerce SMEs Social Media

Apply: Facebook Launches Accelerator for EMEA Commerce Startup

Facebook has launched a Commerce Accelerator that will work with 60 startups selected from a pool of applicants from Europe,

Seedstars
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Apply: Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21

The applications for online Seedstars World Competition for 2020/21 has opened. The Seedstars team is looking for the most promising

Komaza
Feature Interview

Meet Komaza Founder, the Kenyan ‘Airbnb For African Forests’ That Just Raised $28 Million

In 2002, Tevis Howard, a high school grad at the time, took a gap year to work on malaria research

Dara Owoyemi
Appointment Venture Capital

Dara Owoyemi Appointed Interim AVCA CEO

Dara Owoyemi has been appointed the interim CEO by the Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture

SweepSouth
Funding Investment Venture Capital

SA’s SweepSouth Raises Undisclosed Investment From Futuregrowth

SweepSouth, a South African online platform providing on-demand and regular home cleaning services has raised undisclosed funding from Futuregrowth. SweepSouth,

Mastercard Foundation
Edtech Education Press Release

Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa Partner to Expand Access to Higher Education in Africa

The Mastercard Foundation and USIU-Africa have announced a partnership that will enable 1,000 high-performing students to receive a quality education

Komaza
Climate Change Funding Investment

Komaza, a Kenyan Tech-Enabled Forestry Firm Raises $28M Series B

Komaza, a tech-enabled, sustainable forestry company that is revolutionizing the wood industry in Africa through its innovative smallholder platform, has

TradeDepot
Ecommerce Funding Investment SMEs

TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria

TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B