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

Fintech Funding Investment

Sudo Africa Secures $3.7m Pre-seed to Build Its Card-Issuing Platform

Sudo Africa, a Nigerian API startup, has raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding led by Global Founders Capital (GFC). Other

Funding Health Investment

Health tech Company, Susu Raises €2m to Accelerate Affordable Healthcare for Africans

Susu, a global health-tech company, focused on making healthcare accessible and affordable for Africans, has completed a €2 million pre-seed

Metaverse MTN Telecom Web 3

MTN Becomes First African Company to Enter the Metaverse With Land Ownership on Africarare

MTN has become the first African company to enter the metaverse by purchasing land in Africarare. Africarare which made its

Cryptocurrency Funding Investment

South African Crypto Exchange Firm, VALR Secures $50m Funding

VALR, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, has raised $50 million (over R750 million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto

Acquisition

Weaver Fintech Acquires South Africa’s PayJustNow

Weaver Fintech, a South African fintech startup, has acquired an 85% stake in PayJustNow to drive its ongoing growth in