Catalyst Fund
Funding SMEs Venture Capital

Catalyst Fund Partners With Mastercard Foundation MEST to Launch $4.3M Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana

Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST),

Nigeria Youth Investment Fund
Entrepreneurship Funding Government

FG Opens Portal For N75bn Nigeria Youth Investment Fund

The Federal Government has opened the portal for eligible and interested Nigerians to apply for the N75 Billion Nigeria Youth Investment

Paystack
Acquisition Fintech Payment

One of Nigeria’s Leading Fintech Powerhouse, Paystack Acquired For Over $200m by Stripe

Nigerian payments company Paystack has agreed to be acquired by global payments leader Stripe to make online and offline payments

PROPARCO
Funding Investment Venture Capital

PROPARCO and Bpifrance Unveil New Fund to Promote Development of Private Equity Industry in Africa

Bpifrance and Proparco have announced the first closing of Averroès Africa, their fourth private equity fund of funds for Africa.

TLcom Capital
Entrepreneurship Event Startup Venture Capital Women

TLcom Capital Announces Second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit

TLcom Capital, the Africa-focussed venture capital firm, has officially announced the launch of its second Africa Tech Female Founder Summit,

MDaaS
Africa Competition Entrepreneurship News Startup

Nigeria’s MDaaS Global Among Top 10 Finalists of “Africa’s Business Heroes”

MDaaS Global has been named among the top 10 finalists of the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize, a flagship philanthropic program

Seedstars
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Nigerian Investment Company, Chaka, Three Other African Startups to Pitch at Seedstars International Demo Day 2020

Chaka, a Nigerian investment Company, and two other African startups have been selected to pitch at the Seedstars International Demo

Suguba
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Meet Francophone Startups Joining Suguba Investment Readiness Program Cohort 2

Suguba in partnership with Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) is organizing its second investment readiness program in

Tugende
Business Funding Investment Mobility

Ugandan-based Tugende Closes $6.3m Toyota Tsusho-Backed Series A Investment Round

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya, has announced the completion of a USD $6.3M Series

Airtel
Digital Partnership Payment

Mastercard Partners With Samsung, Airtel and Asante to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Mastercard has announced a partnership with Samsung, Airtel Africa, and Asante Financial Services Group (“Asante”) to launch a Pay-on-Demand payments