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FSDAi, InfraCredit invest $13m in Nigeria’s green projects

FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), has announced a £10 million (nearly $13 million) investment into a pioneering risk-sharing backstop facility in partnership with InfraCredit. The…

Banking on women: Pitch contest champions entrepreneurs

In a move designed to drive female entrepreneurial growth and promote innovation, Access Bank South Africa and Jacaranda FM have announced the return of…

Remedial Health’s $12m win: Boosting Africa’s pharma chain

Remedial Health, a leading African healthtech start-up, has secured $12 million in an equity and debt funding round. The company specialises in developing solutions…

REdimension’s tech-sustainability fund hits first close

Investment firm REdimension Capital has announced the initial close of its first fund, the REdimension Real Estate Technology and Sustainability Fund I. The fund,…

Danny’s Auto gears up with Sanlam’s power investment

Sanlam Private Equity (SPE), the private equity arm of Sanlam Investments, has purchased a majority stake in Danny’s Auto Body Parts. The company is…

Voia raises $2.8m, paves way for filmmakers everywhere

Voia has successfully secured £2.2 million (about $2.8 million) in pre-seed funding from private investors. The start-up, founded in 2022 and boasting a team…

Altron scores triple win at Huawei 2023 awards

Altron, a leading specialist service provider with an expansive footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, has clinched three prestigious accolades at the Huawei Eco Connect Sub-Saharan…

Eagle Towers secures R100M senior secured loan facility to Bridge South Africa’s Digital Divide

Infrastructure investment is critical for ensuring equitable access to resources and opportunities, reducing poverty and inequality, and promoting sustainable development. That’s why Infra Impact…

African blockchain revolution empowers unbanked

The Blockchain Africa Conference 2023, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, brought together key figures in the blockchain, crypto, and regulation sectors from around the…

Stitch expands to become end-to-end payments service provider

South Africa-based payments infrastructure company Stitch has expanded its offerings to become an end-to-end payments service provider (PSP). This development comes after the introduction…

Green Innovation Hub: Scale your green tech solutions

African green tech entrepreneurs are being encouraged to apply for the Green Innovation Hubs (GiH) incubation programme. It is designed to offer innovative businesses…

AfricArena, AWS to host start-up summit in New York

On the eve of its Johannesburg summit, AfricArena has made a ground-breaking announcement that it will also be hosting a conference in New York…

Support SMEs to combat SA unemployment, plead experts

South Africa’s unemployment rate has eased marginally to 32.7%, but the number of graduates and young people applying for social development grants is still…

Covid-19 slows investments in East African start-ups

A recent survey of tech start-ups across East Africa reveals that whilst investment levels remained relatively stable over the last twelve months, the heart…

FSAT Labs: These 16 start-ups made the cut

South Africa’s FSAT Labs incubator has announced the selection of 16 start-ups for its tenth cohort, with a focus on empowering women and climate-tech…

Burger Index raises $1.3m to expand F&B analytics platform

Spanish AI start-up Burger Index has secured $1.3 million in seed funding to expand its services in the Gulf Cooperation Council region. The funding…

Bamboo joins SSNUP to boost farmers’ resilience

Bamboo Capital Partners, a specialist impact investor in emerging and frontier markets, has joined the Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP) as an impact…

Countdown begins for AfricArena’s innovative Jhb summit

AfricArena’s Johannesburg Summit is fast approaching, and the excitement is palpable in the African technology ecosystem. This year’s summit promises to be a game-changer,…

Finch predicts game-changing technology trends for finance

Finch Technologies co-founder Michael Bowren shares insights on the technology trends set to transform the financial sector in 2023. From AI-driven customer experiences to…

AI to ‘fundamentally reshape’ fintech companies in Africa

The potential impact of Artificial Intelligence on financial technology companies in Africa cannot be overemphasised. According to Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere…

How to choose the right last-mile delivery partner

Logistics technology start-ups are on the rise in Africa, providing solutions for the continent’s e-commerce market. The market has been largely untapped until recently,…

How SA banks are embracing sustainability to drive growth

South African banks are increasingly using digital solutions, technologies and data analytics to personalise offerings and enhance customer experience. According to a new report…

almentor raises $10m to accelerate growth in MENA

almentor, an Egyptian edtech company, has raised $10 million in growth capital in a pre-series C round led by e& capital, the tech investment…

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