Africa’s Business Heroes
Competition

Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition Announces 2022 Winners

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, announced this

Amethis
Venture Capital

Goodwell Investment Launches €150 uMunthu II Fund to Invest in Next Wave of African Innovation

Goodwell Investments has launched uMunthu II, a €150 million institutional investment fund to finance innovative, scalable, small and medium-sized businesses

DevlopPPP
Funding

DevlopPPP Ventures Launches €100,000 Funding Grant for African Startups

develoPPP Ventures has launched a new €100,000 funding grant for startups in Kenya and Tanzania to get a chance to

Modus Africa
Africa Funding Venture Capital

Modus Announces Expansion to Sub-Saharan Africa With Launch of $75M Africa-focused Fund

Modus, a Venture Platform operating in MENA comprising VC funds, Venture Builders, and a Corporate Innovation arm, has announced the

Partnership

SecondSTAX Partners With African Stock Exchanges to Enable Easier Access to Capital Markets

SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building solutions to enhance intra-Africa capital and investment flows, launched the SecondSTAX Portal – a technology-driven

Kuda
Product Launch

Kuda Launches in the UK to Offer Remittance Services to Africans

Kuda Bank, the Nigerian neobank, has expanded to the United Kingdom to offer remittance services to Nigerians in the diaspora.

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys Selects Second Batch of Participants for Africa-Dedicated Fund 

Startup Wise Guys (SWG), Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active investment funds, has selected the

WWE
Entertainment

WWE Launches ‘The Search for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar’

WWE® has partnered with SuperSport to launch a continent-wide talent search to find Africa’s next WWE Superstar. The campaign was

Pick N Pay
Cryptocurrency

South African Grocery Chain Pick N Pay Now Accepts Bitcoin

Pick n Pay, a South African grocery chain, has announced that it would start accepting bitcoin in its stores. On

Katapult Africa Accelerator
Accelerator

9 African Startups Selected For Katapult Africa Accelerator Program

Nine African startups have been selected for the Katapult Africa Accelerator Program. Having screened over 700 startups, the 9 companies