F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Richard Branson, Al Gore, Steve Case back Kenyan solar startup M-Kopa in $19m round
The likes of Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson, former US Vice President Al Gore and AOL founder Steve Case have invested US$19-million in Kenyan…
Ghana’s online real estate portal meQasa strikes $500k deal
Ghanian online real estate platform meQasa has just secured a US$500 000 investment from global investment firm Frontier Digital Ventures, highlighting the increase in venture…
What we learned from building a pan-African network of angels
Innovative early stage ventures that have the potential to yield high social impact, but require less than US$1-million in capital, are the most difficult…
Survey: South Africa’s Venture Capital industry is now worth a massive R2bn
The South African venture capital (VC) industry now represents almost R2-billion in assets under management, a survey released by Southern African Venture Capital and…
