Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SHYFT Power Solutions Raises Additional $3,1m Seed Round to Accelerate Transition to Affordable Energy

SHYFT Power Solutions, which builds IoT and software to optimize distributed energy resource performance and operational efficiency in emerging markets,

Quro Medical
Funding Health Startup Venture Capital

South Africa’s Quro Medical Secures $1.1m From SA & Kenyan Investors

Quro Medical, South African healthcare startup, has secured $1.1 million in seed funding led by Enza Capital (Kenya) and Mohau

Zeepay
Acquisition

Zeepay Ghana Acquires Zambia Mobile Money Operator Mangwee

Zeepay, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money Zambia. In a private placement,

Luno
Cryptocurrency

Luno Achieves 300% YoY Growth With 7m Customers

Luno, recently announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, just seven weeks after passing

NITDA
Event Innovation Technology

APPLY: NITDA Launches Innovation Challenge to Celebrate UN World Creativity Innovation Day 2021

As part of UN World Creativity Innovation Day 2021 (21st April), National Information Technology Information Agency (NITDA) is launching an

Ampersand
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Ampersand Secures $3.5m in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Largest Ever Private Investment In Electric Mobility

Ampersand Rwanda Ltd, Africa’s first electric motorcycle company, has just secured a $3.5 million investment from the Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Appzone
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Pan-African Fintech Platform AppZone Secures $10m Series A Funding

Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia, Others Inaugurate e-commerce Sectoral Group Under LCCI

Jumia and other e-commerce players within the Nigerian tech ecosystem have inaugurated an e-commerce sectoral group under the banners of

Ecobank
Appointment Banking

Ecobank Appoints Tomisin Fashina as Group Executive, Operations & Technology

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group has announced that Tomisin Fashina has been appointed as

Platform Capital
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Platform Capital Celebrates MaC Venture’s Fund Close at $110 Million

Platform Capital, an early investor in the fund on Sunday 4th April 2021 in Los Angeles, hosted an exclusive celebratory