Venture Capital

Convergence Partners Announces First Close of its Third Fund at $120m to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Convergence Partners, a private equity investor focused on the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, announced the successful first close of

Ecobank
Digital SMEs

Ecobank and Microsoft Upskill Africa’s SMEs to Succeed in a Digital Economy

Ecobank Group in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy is set to provide training to equip Small and

Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Startup

12 Nigerians Among Top 50 Selected For Africa’s Business Heroes 2021 Prize Competition

–The Top 50 finalists chosen from 12,000+ entries, –Selected by a prestigious pool of 233 judges; 16 countries from Africa

RxAll
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s RxAll Raises $3.15m Investment Led by Launch Africa

RxAll, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has a $3.15 million investment to scale across existing markets and improve its technology. The

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SmartHotel Raises Additional $1m to Scale its Innovative Contactless Communication Software For African Hospitality Industry

SmartHotel, a startup that develops software for the hospitality industry, has closed a $1 million pre-series A round from Smok

MFS Africa
Money Transfer Payment

MFS Africa Partners Afrimoney to Launch Mobile Money Remittance Services in Sierra Leone

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has partnered with Afrimoney to enable mobile money users in Sierra Leone to

RiseVest
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Chaka Raises $1.5m Pre-seed Funding to Drive Digital Investments in Africa

Chaka Technologies, a SEC-licensed digital broker and digital investment platform, has raised $1.5m in a pre-seed funding round led by

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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Announces Call for Nominations for AWIEF Awards 2021

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) opens the nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards. Currently in its

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African Fintech Startup, Akiba Digital Secures $1.1m Pre-seed Funding

Akiba Digital, a South African fintech startup, has raised more than $1.1 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Expert DOJO

Innovation Product Launch Technology

Africa Prudential Develops Cloud-Based Solution for Africa’s Hospitality Industry

Africa Prudential has demonstrated its digital capabilities, with the launch of “Aura by Transcorp Hotels”, an innovative commercial cloud-based product launched in the Nigerian market. “Aura