African data collection startup Bamba has announced today that it has closed its first seed…
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E-commerce website, Konga has secured additional funding from Kinnevik and Naspers. The amount invested in…
Kenya seems to be getting a lot of attention from venture capitalists and seed investors…
It is official, Snapchat is going public. Snap, the company behind the messaging app Snapchat,…
LoftyInc Capital Management and partners have officially a new $25 million Afropreneur Fund II which focuses…
African tech startups raised funding in excess of US$129 million in 2016, with the number…
A NGN1 billion solar energy fund has been launched by Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI)…
Private equity firm, AfricInvest and French investment bank, Bpifrance, have launched a French African Fund (FFA), a cross-border investment…
Application has opened for the second edition of Microsoft’s Affordable Access Initiative. Last year, Ekovolt…
This is Europe’s largest fund focused on the Internet sector. Rocket Internet has successfully raised USD…
Indian-based impact investor, Aavishkaar, is planning to raise $150 million to invest in opportunities in…
Fintech startup, Paystack, today announced it has closed on Seed Investment of $1.3M from international…
Bill Gates has announced the launch of a $1 billion fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures to…
Finnish-Kenyan online career and recruitment platform, Fuzu, has raised 1.75 million EUR for expansion in…
Mettā, a community for entrepreneurs and innovators, officially opened its second flagship location today in…
LeapFrog Investments has acquired a majority stake in for $22 million thereby giving East Africa-focused private…
European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have partnered with the European Commission…
Agric-tech startup, WeFarm has secured £1.3m in seed funding. The peer-to-peer agtech network that enables small-scale…
Messaging pioneer Jongla today announced that the company has secured €5 million in a Series B…
Cactus Capital, the investment arm of Cactus Advisors, announced that it has invested undisclosed amounts into…