SolarX Africa
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Startup Venture Capital

Malian Solar Startup, SolarX Africa Raises Additional Funding From Energy Access Ventures

SolarX Africa, a Malian solar startup, has announced the closing of additional funding from Energy Access Ventures (EAV), an early-stage

Ascent
Funding Venture Capital

African Private Equity Fund Manager Ascent Announces Close of Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at

Sawari Ventures
Venture Capital

Sawari Ventures Closes $71m Fund to Invest in Egyptian Tech-driven Companies

Sawari Ventures has announced the closing of the Egypt-based fund with total commitments of USD 30 Million from Misr Insurance Group,

Daystar Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Nigerian Solar Power Company, Daystar Power Secures $38m Series B Investment to Accelerate Regional Expansion

Daystar Power, a leading provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, today announced a Series B

Husk Power
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

Solarise Africa Secures $10m Series B Investment to Accelerate Clean Energy Adoption in Africa

Solarise Africa, a Pan-African energy leasing company, has secured a further $10m investment to drive Africa’s clean energy expansion. The

Novastar
Funding Venture Capital

Novastar Closes its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at $108m

Novastar has announced that it has closed its Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II at US$108 million to support startups in

venture capitalist firms
Africa Fintech Venture Capital

Africa Fintech Startups Set to Get More Investments as Accion Venture Lab Launches $23M Fintech Fund

African fintech startups now have access to more investment and funding opportunities as Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of

Invest2Impact
Africa Entrepreneurship SMEs Social Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Invest2Impact Business Competition Launched to Support African Women Startups

Leading development finance institutions (DFIs) including FinDev Canada, CDC Group (CDC) of the United Kingdom, Proparco of France, and the

Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Startup Technology

French President Announces €2.5bn Funding for African Startup Via Choose Africa Initiative

French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced The Choose Africa Initiative which is an initiative to provide €2.5bn to African startups.

Partech Africa
Africa Entrepreneurship Funding Investment Social Entrepreneurship Startup Technology Venture Capital

Partech Africa Fund Hits $143m, Establishes East  Africa Presence

The Partech Africa Fund achieves a final closing at $143M, more than double the size of its first closing a