Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

FSD Africa Investments Invests US$4.5m in Nithio FI to Support Scale-up of Off-grid Energy Access in African Markets

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of  FSD Africa, has today invested US$4.5m in Nithio FI, a renewable energy financing

Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton
Entrepreneurship Women

APPLY: Win ₦5m & a Mini MBA in Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 3

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class business

Accelerator

Meet 15 Startups Selected For 6 Cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Programme

The 15 African startups that will participate in the sixth cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Programme have

MarketForce
Acquisition

MarketForce Acquires Digiduka to Consolidate Distribution of Consumer Goods With Digital Financial Services

MarketForce, the Kenyan-based end-to-end retail distribution platform for consumer brands in Africa, has acquired Digiduka, a startup on a mission

Netflix
Entertainment

Realness Institute, Netflix Announce 12 Participants For Content Development Lab For African Writers

Twelve creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe have been selected to be part of the inaugural three-month

Circle of Corporate Innovators
Entrepreneurship Funding Venture Capital

Access, Ecobank, and 3 Other Corporates Join Catalyst Fund Circle of Corporate Innovators

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, today formally announced its Circle of Corporate Innovators, with its first members, Fidelity Bank, Ecobank,

WEF
Startup Technology

54gene, Sokowatch Selected As World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneer

African startups, 54gene and Sokowatch, have been selected among hundreds of candidates as the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Technology Pioneers”.

UBA
Fintech Partnership Payment

UBA and Layer Partner to Accelerate Access to Financial Services in Africa

Digital banking platform provider, Layer has today announced it is partnering with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to fuel its

YouTube
Music Music Streaming

YouTube Music Expands Commitment to Black music Through #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

YouTube Music is deepening investments in Black communities by opening applications to the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022, aimed

AppsFlyer
Fintech Report

FinTech Marketers Invested $3B Globally on User Acquisition in 2020-AppsFlyer

AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader, today released its 2021 edition of The State of Finance App Marketing report. The