Hohm Energy
Funding Investment

ClimateTech Startup, Hohm Energy Secures $8m to Scale Adoption of Rooftop Solar Across South Africa

Hohm Energy, the South African Climate Fintech company, has today announced the final close of its $8m Seed round. The funding

Venture Capital

Partech Africa II Fund Reaches $300m+ Final Close to Expand Team and Portfolio

Partech, the global technology investment firm, has announced the final closing of its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at

IFC
Partnership

IFC, Triggerfish Partner to Boost Africa’s Animation Sector

IFC has signed a collaboration agreement with Triggerfish, a globally recognized animation studio founded in South Africa to support the

Ilara Health
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Ilara Health Secures $4.2M Pre-Series A to Digitise Fragmented Primary Healthcare in Africa

Ilara Health, the healthtech company digitising and consolidating  highly fragmented primary care in Kenya, has announced the close of a

Deloitte
Report

Deloitte and AFIS unveil the 3rd edition of the African Financial Industry Barometer

The Africa Financial Industry Summit-AFIS and Deloitte have unveiled the third edition of their African Financial Industry Barometer. Based on an

Roam
News

Roam Secures $24m in Funding to Accelerate Electric Mobility Solutions in Africa

Roam, the Kenyan-based electric mobility pioneer, has secured US$24 million in equity and debt to accelerate its mission to revolutionise

Amethis
News

The Catalyst Fund Invests $1.8 Million in 9 African Climate

The Catalyst Fund has today announced an investment of $1.8 million in 9 early-stage climate tech startups across Africa. This

Flourish Ventures
Venture Capital

Flourish Ventures Launches African Founder Well-Being Survey

Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global fintech venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a research effort titled The African Founder

Ukheshe
Acquisition Fintech

Ukheshe Acquires EFT Corporation to Transform Financial Services Across Africa

Ukheshe International, the Banking as a Service (BaaS) and embedded finance enabler, has acquired 100% of  EFT Corporation Limited (EFTCorp) from parent Loita Transaction

Wasoko 
Merger

Wasoko, MaxAB Announces Merger to Drive Transformation of Africa’s Informal Retail Sector

Wasoko and MaxAB, have signed preliminary merger terms to join together as a combined entity to drive the transformation of Africa’s informal