Investments
Africa Investment Newsletter

Last Week in Review (20th-26th): It Rained Investments in African Startups

Last week was a wonderful week for African startups as it rained dollars and equity investments from investors, fund managers

SDG500
Uncategorized

New Investment Vehicle Dubbed SDG500 Launched to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs

A new investment vehicle dubbed SDG500 has been launched by a coalition of private and public sector organisations, including United

AURA
Africa Investment Technology

SA SafeTech Startup, AURA Raises $400k Follow-on Investment From HAVAIC

AURA, a South African SafeTech startup has raised $400,000 follow-on equity investment from HAVAÍC. This funding in AURA was made

PlentyWaka
Business Ride-hailing Technology

Plentywaka Introduces “Scan and Ride” Feature, Adds More Routes

Plentywaka, a Nigerian vehicle hailing startup, has introduced ‘Scan and Ride’ feature to allow its riders access to its premium

TLcom Capital
Funding Investment Venture Capital

TLcom TIDE Africa Fund Gets $15m Investment From CDC Group

TLcom TIDE Africa Fund, a sub-Saharan African VC fund that supports businesses that leverage technology and innovation has received a

Bolt
Business Investment Ride-hailing

Bolt Raises $56m From EU Investment Bank to Boost European Presence

Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, has raised venture debt of about $56 million from the European Union’s development bank to

Finance Bill
Government SMEs

Key Points to Note in New Finance Bill PMB Just Signed into Law

The 2019 Finance Bill has been signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President disclosed this on his Twitter

Seedstars
Entrepreneurship Event Startup

Seedstars Announces Its 7th Global Summit

Seedstars, the leading emerging market startup community, and investor has officially announced its 7th global Seedstars Summit 2020 will be

Seedstars
Africa AgricTech Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Crop2Cash, 9 Others Make Final of the Seedstars World Competition

Crop2Cash, a Nigerian agritech startup alongside 9 others from across Africa, have been selected for the global finals of Seedstars

Shell Foundation
Africa Energy Funding

This New $120m Shell Foundation & FMO Fund Aims to Support African Energy Startups

Shell Foundation, a UK-registered charity, in partnership with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has launched a US$120 million Energy