Venture capital

Recap: 2021 SAVCA Venture Capital Conference

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) represents about 170 members who manage more than R185 billion in assets and its…

BriteGaze joins Enza Capital in $1m Craydel pre-seed

Enza Capital led an early-stage investment round for Kenyan edtech start-up Craydel. The pre-seed round also attracted Reshaad Sha’s AI investment fund BriteGaze, along…

JUMO raises $120m from Fidelity and Visa in bumper funding round

Fintech start-up JUMO has raised $120 million with Fidelity, Kingsway Capital and Visa among the biggest participants in its latest round of funding. This…

Cape Town tech startup secures R7-million in funding

Cape Town-based online advertising tech startup Adbot has secured R7-million ($500 000) in capital raise from Enygma Ventures, an investment funding dedicated to supporting…

Egypt tech startup Breadfast secures $26-million in series A round

Cairo-based tech startup, Breadfast, a grocery delivery platform, has secured $26-million in a Series A round of funding co-led by Vostok New Ventures and…

Nigerian fintech startup Payhippo secures $3-million

Lagos based tech startup Payhippo has secured a reported $3-million in seed funding from several funders including; Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, co-founders Chipper…

Stellenbosch financial edtech startup secures funding

Based in the Western Cape, FinMeUp has secured an undisclosed amount in funding from ZAQ Ventures (Venture Studio), a venture capital firm that focuses…

Joburg healthtech startup secures undisclosed seven-figure funding

Quro Medical, a South African health tech startup that has created Africa’s first technology-driven hospital at home offering, has secured an undisclosed seven-figure USD…

Ugandan fintech Numida secures $2.3-million

Uganda-based fintech startup Numida has secured $2.3-million in a seed funding round led by MFS Africa with participation from DRK Foundation, Equilibria Capital, and Segal…

Ghana fintech BezoMoney secures $200k in seed funding

Accra-based fintech startup BezoMoney has secured $200k in a seed funding round led by Goodsoil VC, a venture capital firm based in London. BezoMoney…

Innovative South African fintech secures funding

Local fintech Troygold, the creator of SA’s first gold-backed savings account, debit card, has secured an investment Crossfin Ventures, the angel investment arm of…

Local cyber-security tech startup secures funding

Johannesburg-based tech startup Sendmarc has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Kalon Venture Partners, a South African venture capital fund. Sendmarc has secured…

Pan-African fintech Appzone secures $10-million

Based in Lagos, Appzone, a Pan-African fintech software provider that creates proprietary solutions for Africa’s banking and payments industry, has secured $10-million in a Series…

Kenyan fintech tech startup secures funding to regionally expand

Nairobi-based fintech startup Tanda has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota, and…

Algebra Ventures launches $90-million fund to invest in startups

Cairo-based venture capital firm Algebra Ventures has announced the launch of its second fund worth $90-million. The fund is dedicated to investing in startups…

SA asset manager secures funding towards Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Fund

South African and majority black-owned and black-managed investment fund Moshesh Partners has secured an undisclosed amount of funding towards its Renewable Energy and Clean Infrastructure…

Sanwari Ventures secures $63-million fund to invest in Egypt tech businesses

Cairo-based venture capital and private equity company Sawari Ventures has closed an Egypt-based fund of Egyptian pound 440-million with investment from Misr Insurance Group,…

Nigerian tech startup Pricepally secures six-figure funding

Based in Lagos, Pricepally, an innovative eCommerce platform, and digital food cooperative, has secured an undisclosed six-figure amount of funding in a pre-seed investment…

Uganda fintech secures $3.6-million in funding

Headquartered in Kampala, fintech startup Tugende has secured $3.6-milllion in an equity financing round led by Partech, with participation from Enza Capital and regionally…

Nigerian insurtech startup secures $450k in pre-seed funding

Lagos-based insurtech startup Curacel has raised $450 000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Atlantica Ventures and Consonance with participation from Kepple Ventures and other African angel investors. Curacel secures…

SA biomedical engineering startup receives funding

Cape Town-based multi-medical device development startup Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth. Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed…

Local data automation startup receives $1-million in funding

Johannesburg-based data automation tech startup Synatic has secured $1-million in a seed funding round led by UW Ventures with participation from Allan Gray and…

Nigerian tech startup Kwik Delivery receives $1.7-million

Lagos-based Kwik Delivery platform operated by Africa Delivery Technologies has secured $1.7-million in a Pre-Series A funding round from undisclosed institutional and high net worth…

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