Pan-African Venture Capital Firm, EchoVC Announces a $2.5 Million pre-Seed Climate-focused Fund
The EchoVC Eco Pilot Fund I is the newest pre-seed fund vehicle from EchoVC, a seed and early-stage technology venture…
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Funding for African digital startups falls significantly in the first quarter of 2023.
Between January 1 and March 31, 2018, African tech companies raised US$649,303,000, a decrease of 57.2% from the total raised…
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IFC Announces $225M VC Platform to Support Early-stage Startups in Africa, Central Asia, Middle East
A $225 million venture financing platform has been developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support early-stage businesses in…
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Fret, Moroccan Logistics Startup Cloudfret Secures $1M Funding
Cloudfret, a Moroccan logistics and transportation business that connects loaders and carriers, has raised $1 million in capital to extend…
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Fintech Startup Leatherback Completes $10m Pre-seed Funding For Expansion
Leatherback, a cross-border payments network based in the United Kingdom, has received a $10 million Pre-Seed fundraising round from Zedcrest…
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Apply: e-Track Programme by UCT GSB Solution Space, ayoba
The last e-Track Programme concluded earlier this month with seven of the graduating startups pitching their businesses to an audience…
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Kenyan AI-Driven Conversational E-commerce Startup Elloe Raises $1m Pre-Seed Round
Elloe is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered conversational commerce platform that allows SMEs to buy and sell products online across any messaging…
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Huawei to Empower 100,000 People Across Sub-Saharan Africa With New Programme
At Huawei’s ICT Competition Awards Ceremony on April 9, 2022, the company announced the commencement of its LEAP digital skills…
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Gaviti Completes $9 Million in a Series A Funding Round
Gaviti, an automated service that helps businesses collect and manage customer bills, has closed a $9 million Series A fundraising…
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Egyptian Startup Pylon Receives $19M to Enhance Software for Water and Electricity Distribution
Pylon, an Egyptian infrastructure management business for emerging market water and energy utilities, has raised a $19 million seed round…
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Eko Innovation Centre Announces Nigeria’s First Marketing and Media Hackathon With $20,000 Star Prize
Nigeria’s first marketing and media hackathon, dubbed MarkHack 1.0, has been established by Eko Innovation Centre, a growth and development…
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Nigerian On-Demand Delivery Startup ShapShap Completes Seed Round for Expansion
V8 Capital Partners has given ShapShap, a Nigerian on-demand delivery firm, a seed extension investment to help it expand its…
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Nigerian gig Economy Fintech, ImaliPay Secures $3m Seed Round
ImaliPay, a $3 million seed fundraising round has been finalized for a Pan-African fintech start-up that focuses on boosting the gig…
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African tech startup funding crosses the $1bn mark in first 2 months of 2022
Over the course of a record-breaking 2021, total funding in the African digital startup ecosystem trebled, passing the US$2 billion…
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South African Company Bags $50-Million in Africa’s “Largest-Ever” Crypto Raise
VALR.com, a South African cryptocurrency exchange, said today that it has raised $50 million (about R750 million) in Africa’s largest-ever…
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Nigeria’s CcHub Unveils Createch Accelerator Programme
The Createch Accelerator focuses on businesses that employ innovation or technology to improve value chains in Africa’s creative industries…
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LoftyInc Capital Management, Nigerian VC firm made up to 65 African investments in 2021
LoftyInc Capital Management is a venture capital business with the goal of “creating an ecosystem of Africans investing in…
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Egypt-based e-commerce startup and B2B fashion marketplace, Gahez raises a pre-Seed round of $2 million
Gahez, an Egypt-based e-commerce startup and business-to-business fashion marketplace, recently raised $2 million in funding. The pre-Seed round was attended…
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Africa’s Female Focused Community, Herconomy, Raises $600,000 Pre-Seed Funding to Unveil Financial Services and Boost Operations
Herconomy is leveraging fintech to empower women, from creating a women-focused social media community to planning Africa’s largest financial services…
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Why The Biggest Challenge Start-ups Face Is Not Access To Funding
According to a report published by the World Bank, it was observed that while Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) create…
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Egyptian car parts marketplace Odiggo raises $2.2m expansion funding
Egyptian car parts marketplace Odiggo raises $2.2m expansion funding Written By TOM JACKSON Egyptian startup Odiggo, a digital marketplace for…
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South African e-health VitruvianMD raises 8-figure ZAR funding round
South African e-health VitruvianMD raises 8-figure ZAR funding round Written By TOM JACKSON South African e-health startup VitruvianMD has raised…
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Omnibiz set to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply chain, gets $3M funding
Omnibiz set to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply chain, gets $3M funding Omnibiz, a Nigerian-based startup has raised a seed…
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Popular Agri-Tech Startup In Kenya, FarmDrive Seals Newest Funding Round
Agri-tech startup in Kenya, FarmDrive has gotten access to more finance as its operations recently faced expansion to make provision…
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Report:Impact Investing in West Africa
Am sharing this interesting report on impact investing in West Africa Titled:THE LANDSCAPE FOR IMPACT INVESTING IN WEST AFRICA: Understanding…
