Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Celebrity Shout out Platform, Minly Raises $3.6m Seed Round

Minly, a platform empowering stars to create authentic, personalised connections with their fans across the Mena region, has closed an

Ed Partners Africa
Edtech Education Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9m to Fund Affordable Private Schools

Kenyan edtech startup, Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised $1.9 million to expand its presence

Film

Triggerfish, Netflix Partner to Launch Story Artist Lab For African Creatives

Sponsored by Netflix and produced by Triggerfish, the Story Artist Lab builds on the success of their Mama K’s Team

NINJA
Entrepreneurship Startup

APPLY: NINJA Startup Gateway in Abuja Powered by JICA and NITDA

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in partnership with Aiivon Innovation Hub have

Telecel Group
Accelerator

Top 10 startups Selected For 2021 Cohort of Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator

Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Program (ASIP), with Africa’s top early-stage tech Accelerator, Startupbootcamp Afritech, has selected the 10 tech

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

Giraffe
Job News

Giraffe’s Automated Recruitment Platform Moves to SA Youth National Initiative Managed by Harambee

The Giraffe recruitment platform is moving to the South Africa Youth National Initiative managed by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Giraffe’s

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Funding Investment Startup

Kenyan Agritech Startup, Apollo Agriculture Secures $1m Debt Funding

Apollo Agriculture, a Kenyan ag-tech startup, has secured a $1 million credit facility from Bamboo Capital Partners’ Agri-Business Capital Fund

VC4A
Startup

VC4A Venture Showcase 2021 Now Open For Applications

VC4A Venture Showcase is a programme for Africa-focused early-stage investors and startups looking to raise their Seed ($250K-$1,5M) and Series

Centbee
Fintech

Bitcoin SV Fintech, Centbee Selected For Central Bank Regulatory Sandbox

South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) announced the first cohort for its regulatory sandbox which includes Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV)