Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

IFC
Partnership

IFC, Triggerfish Partner to Boost Africa’s Animation Sector

IFC has signed a collaboration agreement with Triggerfish, a globally recognized animation studio founded in South Africa to support the

Moove
Funding Investment

Moove Secures $10mn Debt Funding From Stride Ventures

Moove, the Nigerian mobility fintech startup, has raised $10 million in new debt funding from Stride Ventures to expand its business in

Ilara Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Ilara Health Secures $4.2M Pre-Series A to Digitise Fragmented Primary Healthcare in Africa

Ilara Health, the healthtech company digitising and consolidating  highly fragmented primary care in Kenya, has announced the close of a

Deloitte
Report

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 3rd edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

The Africa Financial Industry Summit-AFIS and Deloitte have unveiled the third edition of their African Financial Industry Barometer. Based on an

Roam
News

Roam Secures $24m in Funding to Accelerate Electric Mobility Solutions in Africa

Roam, the Kenyan-based electric mobility pioneer, has secured US$24 million in equity and debt to accelerate its mission to revolutionise

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Agro-tech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Apollo Agriculture Secures $10m Funding From Swedfund and ImpactConnect  to Fuel Rapid Expansion and Impact

Apollo Agriculture, an African agri-fintech startup, has announced a significant financial partnership with Swedfund and ImpactConnect. The combined $10 million

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Technology

Unlocking Artificial Intelligence’s Potential in 2024

2023 has seen the phenomenal rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), the latest in a long line of AI technologies

Ukheshe
Acquisition Fintech

Ukheshe Acquires EFT Corporation to Transform Financial Services Across Africa

Ukheshe International, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler, has acquired 100% of  EFT Corporation Limited (EFTCorp) from parent Loita Transaction

phones
Smartphones

Benefits of Mobile Phones with Bigger Screens

Cell phones come in many different sizes and styles, but one noticeable trend over the last several years has been