Fintech Partnership

Carbon Partners With Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa

Carbon, a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership

Jiji
Merger

Jiji Merges With Cars45 to Create the Largest Cars Marketplace in Africa

Jiji, supported by Lemma.Group, and Cars45 today announced that both companies had reached an agreement, under which they will merge their

Ed Partners Africa
Edtech Education Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Kenyan Edtech Startup Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9m to Fund Affordable Private Schools

Kenyan edtech startup, Ed Partners Africa, an affordable private schools financing company, has raised $1.9 million to expand its presence

Film

Triggerfish, Netflix Partner to Launch Story Artist Lab For African Creatives

Sponsored by Netflix and produced by Triggerfish, the Story Artist Lab builds on the success of their Mama K’s Team

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy

FSD Africa Investments Invests US$4.5m in Nithio FI to Support Scale-up of Off-grid Energy Access in African Markets

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of  FSD Africa, has today invested US$4.5m in Nithio FI, a renewable energy financing

HyperionDev
Crowdfunding Edtech Funding Investment

South African Edtech Firm, HyperionDev Crowdfunds $3.54m For Expansion

HyperionDev, a South African edtech firm, has announced that it has raised over $3.54 million in 12 weeks in a

Accelerator

Meet 15 Startups Selected For 6 Cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Programme

The 15 African startups that will participate in the sixth cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Programme have

DLM Trust
Awards Fintech

DLM Capital Group Retains Position as Best Structured Finance & Securitization Team in West Africa

DLM Capital Group, a prominent Developmental investment bank, has once again emerged as the best structured finance and securitization team in West

Animation
Event

Strong South African Animation Industry Presence at The Annecy/MIFA Festival 2021

South Africa will again have a big presence at this year’s online edition of Annecy/MIFA International Animation Film Festival which

Truecaller
Apps

Truecaller Launches Smart SMS Feature in Africa

Truecaller is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience. The new feature Smart SMS has been