Future Africa
Venture Capital

Future Africa, TLG Capital to Launch $25m Venture Debt Fund For its Portfolio Companies

Future Africa, an African-focused VC firm, has partnered with TLG Capital to launch a $25 million venture debt fund for

Lipa Later
Acquisition Ecommerce

Lipa Later ‘Rescues’ E-Commerce Startup Sky Garden

Lipa Later, a Kenyan Buy Now Paylater Startup (BNPL), has acquired e-commerce startup Sky Garden, which was on the brink

OneOrder
Funding Investment Venture Capital

OneOrder raises $3 million Seed Round From Global Investors to Catalyse Growth

OneOrder, an Egyptian fintech-enabled restaurant management platform providing food supplies to hotels, restaurants and cafes, has closed a $3 million

Kapu
Business Funding Startup Venture Capital

Kapu, a Kenyan Social Commerce Startup Secures $8m Funding

Kapu, a social commerce startup, has raised $8 million in seed funding to help reduce the burden of buying food

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

Aruwa Capital
Venture Capital

Aruwa Capital Management Achieves Final Close on Fund I

Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based female-founded and led early-stage growth equity and gender lens investment fund, has announced the successful

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

SafeBoda
Startup

Ugandan Bike-hailing Startup, SafeBoda Quits Nigeria

SafeBoda, the Ugandan bike-hailing startup, has shut down operations in Nigeria to focus on “bringing the company to profitability by

Zone
Startup

Appzone Rebrands to Zone, a Blockchain Payment Infrastructure Company

Appzone, an African Fintech Software Provider, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. Zone will now enable