Daystar Power
Funding Renewable Energy

West African Solar Startup, Daystar Power Secures $20m Funding From IFC

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, has announced the closing of a

AVCA
Report Venture Capital

Venture Capital Investment in Africa Soars to Record Levels in 2020-AVCA Report

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa,

Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards

kalon venture partners
Venture Capital

Kalon Venture Partners Raises a $17.5m to Invest in South African Startups

Kalon Venture Partners, the South African Venture Capital company, has raised $17.5 million to successfully complete its final Section 12

Payhippo
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, PayHippo Secures $1m Pre-seed Funding to Boost Access to Finance For African SMEs

PayHippo, a Nigerian fintech startup that provides loans to small businesses in Africa, has secured a $1 million pre-seed funding round

WizzPass
Acquisition

South Africa’s Visitor Management Startup, WizzPass Acquired by FM:Systems

WizzPass, a South African visitor management system, and workplace management market, FM:Systems, a provider of digital workplace solutions globally. Earlier

Mastercard
Report

74% of SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa Optimistic About Future Growth: Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index

After facing unprecedented changes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) confidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Netflix
Video Streaming

Netflix Launches Affordable Mobile Plan in Sub Saharan Africa Including Nigeria

Netflix introduced a Mobile plan across 43 countries in sub-Saharan Africa region, including Nigeria on 29th June 2021. The Mobile

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

Funding Investment Logistics Venture Capital

African Cross- border Trade Logistics Startup, Jetstream Raises $3m Funding

Jetstream, a supply chain platform that powers global trade logistics for African suppliers, has closed a $3 million seed round.