Venture capital

Ghanaian fintech Zeepay completes $7.9-million funding round

Accra-based fintech Zeepay announced the completion of a $7.9-million Series A.0 funding round on 30 July 2021. Funds raised hybridise equity and balance sheet…

Cape startup Brown and Ayo awarded R4-million investment

Enygma Ventures has announced a R4-million investment into Cape Town-based black hair care and lifestyle brand Brown and Ayo. The investment reflects the venture…

Cape Town-founded tech startup secures R42-million

Cape Town-founded mobility tech startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured R42-million in funding from Naspers. This investment forms part of R201-million funding round led by Naspers Foundry,…

SA tech startup Sendmarc secures funding

Johannesburg-based tech startup Sendmarc has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in an investment round led by Kalon Venture Partners with contribution from Endeavor South Africa‘s…

Almentor secures $6.5-million in funding

Almentor.net, a leading video e-learning platform in the MENA region, has secured $6.5-million in a funding round led by Partech with participation from Sawari…

Local biotech startup secures $47-million

SA and US-based biotech startup LifeQ has secured $47-million in Series A funding from One Bio Venture Studio, a Cape Town-based VC and several…

Egyptian agri-fintech startup secures seven-figure amount in funding

Giza-based Agri-fintech startup Mozare3 has secured an undisclosed seven-figure amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with participation from…

Local edtech startup secures R45-million

The Student Hub, a South African edtech that provides online courses in a range of in-demand skills to assist in bridging the gap between…

Cape Town online retailer Yebo Fresh secures funding

Local online shopping service Yebo Fresh has announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from E4E, Mark Forrester, Dale…

African food company receives R9.2-million investment

Eswatini based food company, Black Mamba Foods has secured R9.2-million in funding from US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures. The funding be used…

Black-owned management consulting firm receives investment

Letsema, a 100% black-owned management consulting firm at the heart of a diversified investment group, has received undisclosed funding from the Vumela Fund. The…

Alphawave Group secures R100-million investment

A Stellenbosch-based technology investment group, Alphawave Group has received an R100-million investment from Kagiso Capital, an investment holding company. Investment holding company invests R100…

Uganda MSMEs receive $500 000 grant

The African Development Bank has collaborated with the Government of Uganda to sign a $500 000 grant agreement to support micro, small, and medium enterprises…

Morocco VC invests in three African tech startups

Morocco-based business to business (B2B) venture capital fund, Outlierz Ventures has invested in three innovative African tech startups, namely; YouVerify, Bamboo, and Healthlane. Africa-focused seed fund…

Local AI fintech startup secures $1.6-million investment

Johannesburg-based AI fintech startup, FinChatBot has secured $1.6-million from Saviu Ventures, a French investment holding company that focuses on African startups; Mauritius-based Compass Venture Capital and…

New micro financing VC fund for black women in tech launches

South Africa’s first solely black-woman-owned private equity fund for underrepresented tech startups, Khula Lula,Lula, has officially launched. Khula Lula is the country’s first solely…

Moroccan AI tech startup secures $1.1-million

The innovative AI technology developed by Moroccan startup ATLAN Space has attracted a $1.1-million Series A funding round from Maroc Numeric Fund. ATLAN Space…

East African women’s health tech startup secures $1-million

East African tech startup, Kasha has received $1-million investment from Swedfund, a Swedish Development Finance institution. The investment will be utilised to promote the…

Kenyan micro-insurtech startup secures $2-million

Turaco, a Kenya-based micro-insurtech startup has secured $2-million in series seed equity investment from Novastar Ventures, Mercy Corps Ventures, Musha Ventures, GAN Ventures, Zephyr…

Nigeria’s Xend Finance secures 1.5-million funding

Xend Finance, a Nigerian tech startup has launched the first decentralised finance (DeFi) platform that allows users to save and invest in stable currencies…

Data marketplace tech startup secures early-stage funding

CARMA, a data marketplace tech startup that aims to fill the gap in the credit reference and lending space where credit history and other…

Egypt logistics startup ILLA receives $500 000 in funding

Egypt-based logistics startup ILLA, has received a reported $500 000 in funding from Averroes VC, AUC Angels, and a group of local and regional…

Egypt’s Brantu secures seven-figure funding

Egypt-based startup Brantu, an eCommerce fashion online platform has secured an undisclosed seven-figure amount of funding in a Series A round led by Sawari…

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