Havaic
Funding Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund Achieves its Second Close

Following a successful 2020 comprising eight new investments and three international exits, African focused venture capital (VC) investor HAVAÍC has

Jua Kickstarter
Funding Investment Startup

Here are the 25 Finalists Selected For Jua Kickstarter Olympics

Eight Kenyan enterprises and five startups each from Nigeria and Zimbabwe are among the 25 finalists shortlisted for the $2-million

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

ImaliPay Secures Pre-seed Funding to Service Gig Economy

ImaliPay, an African fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding from the Australian venture capital firm TEN13. Other investors

Access Bank
Accelerator Banking

Africa Fintech Foundry Powered by Access Bank Commences Kicks Off

The Africa FinTech Foundry (AFF) powered by Access Bank Plc has commenced its accelerator program. The initiative is set to

Startup
Funding Venture Capital

HAVAÍC Expects Bumper Year For African Tech Startups

As one of South Africa’s most active Venture Capital investors, HAVAÍC says 2020 saw the commercial adoption of technology increase at unprecedented

Amitruck
Logistics

Kenyan Trucking Logistics Marketplace Amitruck Raises Pre-Seed Funding Led By Supply Chain Investor Dynamo

Amitruck has announced an undisclosed investment led by US- based Dynamo Ventures with participation from Plug and Play Ventures and

ThankUCash
Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup

Connected Analytics (ThankUCash) Secures 7-Figure Pre-Series A Funding to Expand Operations

Connected Analytics, the parent company of ThankUCash, has announced that it has secured a 7-figure pre-series A funding led by

Partech Africa
Report

2020 Partech Africa Report: African Tech Ecosystem is Still Growing Despite the Global Pandemic

347 African tech start-ups raised a total of US$ 1.43 Billion in 359 equity rounds. Nigeria remains the leader with

Apollo Agriculture
AgricTech Funding Venture Capital

AgroCenta Secures $790k Pre-Series A Funding to Scale its Agri-tech Ecosystem and Secure Crop Purchases From Smallholder Farmers

AgroCenta, an agritech startup that blends cutting edge digital innovation with traditional on the ground operations to transform the lives

Mono
Funding Investment

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Mono Selected For Y Combinator’s Winter 2021 Batch

Mono, a Nigerian fintech startup, has been selected for Y Combinator’s W21 startup accelerator program. Launched less than 3 months