Leapfrog Ventures
Funding Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Raises $296m to Drive Digital Inclusion Across Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the closing of its

Startupbootcamp
Accelerator

11 Startups Selected for Cohort 3 of ASIP Accelerator Program Powered by Startupbootcamp Africa

Startupbootcamp AfriTech, an African tech Accelerator, in partnership with Telecel Group has selected the participants of the Accelerator Program, the

Qualcomm
Innovation Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created

Ventures Platform
Venture Capital

Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund at $46m

Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Feature

The Massive Rise of Cryptocurrency in Africa

Despite the bad market, crypto transactions in Africa are rising. Even as prices fall, the number of Africans utilising cryptocurrency

Visa
News

Visa Pledges to Invest $1 billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Visa has announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative,

MEST Africa
Startup

Senegal’s Kwely Emerges As Winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has announced Senegalese tech startup Kwely as the winner of the 2022 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC); a pan-African tech

Orda
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Orda Raises $3.4m Seed Round to Digitise African Restaurants

Orda, an African restaurant cloud operating system provider, has raised a $3.4 million seed round to further digitize food businesses

Djamo
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

Djamo Raises $14m to Build Personal Finance App For Francophone Africa

Djamo, a Y Combinator-backed fintech building a personal finance company in Francophone Africa, has raised $14 million in an equity

CV Labs
News

Polygon and CV Labs Partners to Drive Adoption of Blockchain Technology in Africa

Polygon has partnered with CV Labs to drive the adoption of blockchain technology throughout Africa. According to a CV Labs statement, the partnership