Launch Africa
Venture Capital

Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3m

Launch Africa, a pan-African venture capital firm, has closed a $36.3 million fund to fund more B2B and B2B2C startups

IFC
Health

IFC and Avacare Partner to Increase Access to Medicines and Healthcare Goods in Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with Avacare Global to help the company expand its manufacturing and distribution

MFS Africa
Africa Fintech Funding Investment Payment

MFS Africa Announces $100m Extension of its Series C

MFS Africa, Africa’s largest digital payments network, has announced that it has secured an additional US$100 million in equity and

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys Set to Launch Second Cohort of Digital B2B SaaS Accelerator in Africa

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active early-stage investment funds, has opened applications

Endeavor Nigeria
Report

Africa’s Tech Ecosystem is Poised for Exponential Growth-Endeavor Nigeria Report

A new report from Endeavor Nigeria, a community of high-impact entrepreneurs in Nigeria, has stated that Africa’s technology ecosystem is set

Hybrid
Feature Startup

How is Hybrid Work Really Working Out in South African Workspaces?

From a non-existent concept pre-Covid-19 to becoming fully entrenched in common parlance, hybrid work and hybrid workplaces, are the centre

MFS Africa
Acquisition

MFS Africa Acquires US-based Global Technology Partners (GTP)

MFS Africa, the African digital payments network, has reached an agreement to buy Global Technology Partners (GTP). Based in Tulsa,

Klasha
Ecommerce Funding Payment Venture Capital

Klasha Closes Additional $2.1m Funding to Boost Cross-border Commerce in Africa

Klasha, a San Francisco and Lagos-based technology company transforming cross-border African commerce, has raised an additional $2.1 million to complete

ShopEX
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

ShopEX Raises $635,000, as it Aims to be the QVC of Africa

ShopEX, a multi-channel retail business, has raised pre-seed funding of $400,000 from Cape Town venture capital firm, HAVAÍC. The investment

Edtech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Enko Education Closes $5.8m Series B Funding To Ensure Its Development On The African Continent

Enko Education, a network of African international schools, has closed $5.8 million Series B round led by Adiwale Partners and