Venture capital

Vantage announces final close of 4th mezzanine fund

Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine fund manager, announced the final close on its fourth mezzanine fund. A total of $377 million of commitments has…

Institutional investors to consider local VC as asset class

South Africa does not have a capital scarcity problem. In fact, it is home to the continent’s largest pension fund and R4.6 trillion of…

SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA

A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards. Hosted by the South…

Future of VC: Commercial viability, impact go hand-in-hand

As the growth of the venture capital industry continues on an upward trajectory, a number of deals are moving towards an intersection of commercial…

Are venture builders SA’s new VCs?

South Africa doesn’t need more venture capitalists to expand the country’s pool of small businesses: it needs venture builders (VBs), who are prepared to…

AfricArena to showcase global partnerships at Grand Summit

More than 75 start-ups from across the world are set to touch down in Cape Town for the AfricArena Grand Summit, a week-long event…

Western investors to remove bias they didn’t know they had

The world is beset by extreme inequality. In fact, a study released in December 2021 found that global inequality is at levels not seen…

Africa’s only Metaverse venue bags Swiss VC funding

Billed as Africa’s first and only Metaverse venue, SodaWorld has secured initial global investment form a prestigious Swiss venture capital firm. The technology start-up enables…

SAVCA to honour businesses who thrived with investment

Portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital funds have until Monday, 15 August to enter the 2022 SAVCA Industry Awards hosted by the Southern…

Venture builder Aions reveals its first 3 incubator start-ups

Venture builder and business incubator Aions Creative Technology has unveiled the first three start-ups that it will be funding through its unique funding model, which will…

Grow African business via domestic capital, foreign funds

Access to capital is probably the most significant factor in the success of growth-stage businesses. While investment funding is well within reach in many…

BII announces $20m investment in mobility fintech Moove

British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance institution, has made a $20 million, four-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility…

Futuregrowth announces high-growth development equity fund

Early-stage businesses with a strong developmental impact are set to benefit from the soon-to-be launched high-growth development equity fund by Futuregrowth, a leading South…

Omame to grow TLcom deal flow generation into pre-seed

Africa-focused venture capital firm TLcom has announced the appointment of Eloho Omame as a partner, bolstering its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of…

[Opinion] ‘Grow SA through local venture capital funding’

Justin James, co-founder and investment partner at Fireball Capital, explains how his venture capital fund management firm, has observed an exponential acceleration of external…

FMO backs AfricArise to fast-track tech start-ups

Tech start-ups in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania are set to benefit from a partnership between AfricArena, Africa’s leading tech ecosystem accelerator and deal-flow platform,…

Angel investors plug early-stage funding gap in Africa

One of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurial startups in sub-Saharan Africa is funding – particularly early-stage financial support – even though the landscape across…

Flow is ‘barometer of proptech growth in SA’

It comes to no surprise that fintech is the kingmaker in the African investment space. After all, the value of this is set to…

Huge funding boost for e-commerce platform Rentoza

South African on-demand subscription platform Rentoza is set for accelerated growth following a R20 million funding boost from the MIC Khulisani Ventures fund. Rentoza…

E-commerce start-up Shopstar secures third funding round

South African e-commerce platform Shopstar has announced that it has secured third-round funding from Launch Africa Ventures, signalling the next phase in its strategy…

Naspers invests $2.5m. in fresh produce start-up Nile

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, announced $2.5 million investment in Nile, an agritech company that connects farmers to buyers of…

Shein’s breakneck growth slows, testing $100bn. valuation

Shein, the Chinese fast fashion giant that’s quickly become the third-most valuable startup in the world, is seeing a reality check with sales growth…

AfricArena honours 5 start-ups at Dakar summit

No less than five African start-ups now have a shot at participating in AfricArena’s most sought-after tech summit in November. The winners – mostly…

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