MVX
Partnership

MVX Partners PayHippo to Provide Trade Finance to SMEs in Nigeria

MVX, the Nigerian digital freight booking and trade finance technology startup, has partnered with a leading SME lending platform, PayHippo, to

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

Ascent
Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Women-led Kenyan Design House Wins Fashionomics Africa Sustainable Design Competition

The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative has named a women-led Kenya shoe design house as the winner of its

Digital

Tshimologong Announces Fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa

The fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa (DLA), the first mentorship and incubation program for African creatives in innovative and digital content,

CleanTech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Clean Energy Startup, Havenhill Raises $4.6M From NIDF For Mini-grid Roll out Across Nigeria

Havenhill Synergy Limited under the Nigeria Electrification Project has raised $4.5 million from Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund

d.light
Renewable Energy

Kenyan-based SunCulture Secures $11m Debt Facility to Expand Solar Irrigation Across SSA

SunCulture, a solar irrigation company based in Nairobi has secured an $11 million debt facility from SunFunder, a fund manager

Ecobank
Banking SMEs

Ecobank Launches Radio Programme to Empower SMEs

Ecobank Nigeria has launched a radio programme – “Ecobank Business Hour” targeted at empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the

Data4COVID19
Africa Competition Health

Apply: #Data4COVID19Africa Challenge

AFD in collaboration with Expertise France and The GovLab is seeking innovative proposals that can leverage data (Data4COVID19) in a

AWIEF
Entrepreneurship Event Women

Winners of the 2020 AWIEF Awards Announced

The 6th edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards held on December 2 and 3,