Chari
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Moroccan B2B eCommerce Startup, Chari Raises $5m Seed Round

Chari, a Moroccan b2b ecommerce startup, has secured a $5 million seed round at a valuation of $70 million. It

Venture Capital

DPI Announces Final Close of African Development Partners III Fund at $900m

Development Partners International (DPI), an African-focused investment firm, has announced the final close of its African Development Partners III Fund

Funding Investment

CDC to Boost Digital Infrastructure Across sub-Saharan Africa With Over $50m Investment

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has announced commitments totalling US$50.9 million to expand digital

Health

HealthPlus Launches Digital ePharmacy

HealthPlus Limited, a pharmacy chain across West Africa, has launched an e-Pharmacy to give Nigerians instant access to a doctor

Funding Investment Training Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Decagon Secures Funding to Train and Finance Software Engineers

Decagon, a Nigerian startup that helps leading companies build faster with vetted remote software engineering talents, has raised a $1.5

Appzone
Appointment

Appzone Announces New Group Chief Financial Officer

The Board of Directors of African fintech company, Appzone Group, has approved the appointment of Timothy “Tim” Souter as the new Group

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

Tix.Africa
Funding Investment

Tix Africa Closes Six-figure Pre-seed Investment to Scale Events Products

Tix.Africa, a self-service ticketing platform for event creators in Nigeria, has secured six-figure pre-seed funding. The funding round was led

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

TeamApt
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

TeamApt Plans to Leverage its Agency Banking Dominance to Extend Services to Customers With its New Undisclosed Series B Funding Round

Nigerian Fintech startup, TeamApt, which provides financial services for the underserved mass market in Africa has announced the completion of