Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 Nigerians Among Top 50 Selected For Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition

–The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, –Selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

54gene
Health

54gene Launches Trust to Reinvest 5% of Proceeds From Commercial Drug Discovery Programs

54gene has announced the creation of a trust which it will use to invest up to 5% of future proceeds

Estshara
Entrepreneurship Funding Health Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Telemedicine Startup Estshara raises $500,000 in Seed round

Estshara, an Egyptian healthtech startup and teleconsultations platform, has raised $500,000 in a seed funding round led by Egypt Ventures.

RxAll
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s RxAll Raises $3.15m Investment Led by Launch Africa

RxAll, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has a $3.15 million investment to scale across existing markets and improve its technology. The

BBNaija
Pay Tv

BBNaija Season 6 Premieres July 24 with a Double Launch Show

Following the conclusion of the open call auditions in May 2021, all is now set for the premiere of the

Fintech Investment Venture Capital

Esusu Raises $10m Series A Funding Led By Motley Fool Ventures With Investment from Serena Williams’ Serena Ventures

Esusu, the leading financial technology company for rent reporting and data solutions for credit building, raised $10 million in Series

SAIS
AgricTech Startup

APPLY: GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 For African AgriTech and FoodTech Startups

Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Yodawy
Funding Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Egyptian Medicine Delivery Startup Yodawy Raises $7.5 million in Series B Funding

Yodawy, an Egyptian medicine delivery startup, has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding led by Middle East Venture Partners

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Call For Application: Social Innovators Programme (SIP) 2021/22 Fellowship

LEAP Africa has announced the call for applications for the 2021/ 2022 cohort of the Social Innovators Programme (SIP) – a