IFC has announced a $20 million equity investment in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF Fund), which will fund projects…
A fund for creatives named Somefund has been introduced by US-based animator and artist Somehoodlum and multihyphenate creative/entrepreneur Arsonic (Zeblocks)….
The EchoVC Eco Pilot Fund I is the newest pre-seed fund vehicle from EchoVC, a seed and early-stage technology venture…
Aduna Capital, a Nigerian venture capital firm, announced the creation of a $20 million fund today. The fund would invest…
The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School is hosting the New Venture Competition, where entrepreneurs can compete for cash…
With Norrsken22, a Pan-African venture capital firm, reaching the final closure of its maiden fund and raising a total of…
A Sub-Saharan African (SSA) investment company, Kuramo Capital Management, has announced plans to invest $150 million over the next 10…
The Nigerian hybrid solar system supplier WATT Renewable Corporation (WATT) has raised US$13 million to expand its operations. The US$13…
In order to support digital startups across Africa, early-stage investor and accelerator Baobab Network has announced plans to invest in…
Bill Gates said the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $30 million in a new artificial intelligence platform in…
Payments processor Visa has joined the number of investors who have rushed to the field this year by launching a…
The startup cryptocurrency Nestcoin from Nigeria has secured a $1.9 million investment round. Hashed Emergent led the financing round in…
A Nigerian firm is making waves with its ground-breaking project in an effort to establish a welcoming and digitally-driven business…
A new $1 billion fund has been established by the African Development Bank to speed up climate funding for the…
One of the most admirable of cryptocurrency’s many high promises is the possibility of bringing financial inclusion to disadvantaged people….
Leading pan-African Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Anchor has revealed its $2.4 million Seed round, which will be used to introduce new…
This September, during World Literacy Month, Innovation Edge has released a call for startups to submit proposals for funding and…
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) has announced a £10 million (almost $13 million) investment in a groundbreaking risk-sharing backup facility in…
FarmWorks, a Kenyan agritech startup, has announced its $4.1 million pre-Series A funding round to advance its data analytics skills…
For the third iteration of the Startup Wise Guys accelerator, which provides chosen B2B SaaS firms with access to EUR100,000…
Ten companies from Southern Africa have been recognized for their innovative approaches to closing the financial access gap for underprivileged…
According to a recent survey, blockchain funding increased by a startling 1,668% in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching…
To make the United Arab Emirates the best country in the world on the Global Food Security Index by 2051,…
A Nairobi-based accelerator known as The Baobab Network has revealed its most recent batch of five investees, each of whom…
Startups in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania have been given the opportunity to scale their impact-driven businesses and receive up…
Goodwell Investments and Alitheia Capital have announced the first closing of their uMunthu II fund, which invests in early and…
At the West Africa Deal Summit, which was hosted in Accra yesterday, Deal Source Africa, a comprehensive platform to connect…
Leading Global South specialist Capria Ventures has announced the first closing of its US$100 million fund. Capria Ventures invests in…
In order to promote entrepreneurs developing agricultural and climate solutions, Novastar Ventures, a pan-African venture capital business, has received a…
The “missing middle” of East Africa will be addressed by a new EUR20 million (US$22 million) fund that Goodwell Investments…