Jetstream
News

Ghanaian Cross-border Logistics Startup, Jetstream Secures $13m in Equity and Debt

Jetstream Africa, the Ghanaian cross-border logistics startup, has secured $13 million in equity and debt pre-Series A financing.  Fintech lender

Catalyst Fund
News

Catalyst Fund Announces $2m Investment into 10 Startups Accelerating Africa’s Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change

Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital (VC) fund and accelerator, has announced a $2 million investment into 10 startups building

Fintech
Fintech

Nigerian Fintech Companies Raise $1.2bn in 2022

Nigerian Fintech companies secured a venture capital funding of $1.2 billion in 2022, followed by Kenyan fintech firms which raised

Suplyd
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Suplyd, an Egyptian B2B Startup, Secures $1.6 million pre-Seed Round

Suplyd, an Egypt-based startup that digitises supply chain operations in MENA, has announced its $1.6 million pre-seed round funded by

Visa
Women

Visa Announces Grant to Help African Women Fund Managers Grow Their Businesses

Visa has announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United

Ukheshe
Fintech

Ukheshe in 2022: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities and Flying the Banner of Fintech Enablement

Determined to play a pivotal role in meaningful fintech enablement Ukheshe is committed to driving the creation of an accessible

SIDEUP
Ecommerce Funding Investment

Egypt’s SIDEUP Closes $1.2m Seed to Scale its eCommerce Services

SIDEUP, the Egyptian startup for e-commerce services, has raised a $1.2 million seed round. Global and regional investors in early-stage

Funding Investment PropertyTech Venture Capital

VENCO Secures $670,000 Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Digital Solutions for Residential and Commercial Properties in Africa

VENCO, a technology company that provides solutions to enhance living experiences in African residential and commercial communities, has secured $670,000

MASTERCARD
Venture Capital

$200 Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund Launched

The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (The Fund), a Fund-of-Funds of African investment vehicles (IVs) to support early-stage, growth-oriented SMEs, launched today with $200

Seedstars
Venture Capital

Seedstars Launches Platform to Develop Emerging and Diverse VC Managers

Seedstars has launched Seedstars Capital, its investment platform for emerging venture capital (VC) fund managers with the support of xMultiplied, a