Investment

Meaningful Gigs Bags $6m to Connect Africans With Remote Gigs

Meaningful Gigs has raised $6 million seed funding to connect Africans with international remote jobs. The seed round was led

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

African Neobank, 4G Capital Closes $18.5m Series C Funding Round

4G Capital, the African neobank, has secured $18.5 milliom Series C funding round from private equity fund Lightrock. Since its

Google
News

Meet 15 Startups Joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7

The participants joining Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 have been announced. The selected startups are developing solutions in

Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator Funding

Startup Wise Guys Makes First Closing on Africa-dedicated Fund, Announces Picks for First Batch of New African Accelerator

Startup Wise Guys, Europe’s most experienced startup accelerator and one of its most active investment funds, has completed the first

Edtech Technology Women

Unity Bank, AltSchool Africa Partner to Empower Female Software Engineers

Unity Bank, Nigeria’s retail lender, has partnered with AltSchool Africa to sponsor female students towards the acquisition of specialist software

Google
Entrepreneurship Women

To Celebrate IWD, Google Grants African Female Entrepreneurs $1m

Google has announced a $1 million grant for African women entrepreneurs to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and help grow their

Antler
Venture Capital

IFC Participates in Antler East Africa $13.5m Oversubscribed Fund For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs

IFC has announced an investment in the Antler East Africa fund. Antler is an early-stage venture capital fund, focused on

Dream VC
Venture Capital

Dream VC Returns in Force to Democratize Knowledge and Access to the Venture Capital Space in Africa

Dream VC is an investor accelerator and community-driven educational platform providing rigorous remote programs centred specifically around venture capital across

Klasha
Payment

Klasha Partners With Squarespace to Help International Businesses Accept Payments From Africa

Klasha, a cross-border fintech start up, has announced a partnership with Squarespace, the all-in-one website building and e-commerce platform. Klasha

Rocket Health
Health

Uganda’s Rocket Health Raises a $5m Series A Round To Accelerate Expansion In East Africa

Rocket Health, a Ugandan telemedicine and last-mile healthcare provider, has announced the close of a $5 million Series A funding