Venture capital

Imperial and Vinny Lingham’s Newtown Partners launch $20m corporate VC fund [Updated]

UPDATE (11 March 2020): A PR representative for Newtown Partners told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this story that select startups across Africa…

‘Breadfast looking to expand outside of Egypt after latest seven-figure raise’

Breadfast, a Cairo-based startup which delivers breakfast products to its users, is preparing to close a Series-B round and has just launched what its…

Ayo launches R200m fund to invest in African tech startups

JSE listed technology investment group, Ayo Technology Solutions has launched a R200-million fund aimed at African startups. Ayo, which is currently at the centre…

Investec, Nedbank, Compass Venture Capital invest in SA startup Omnisient

Omnisient, a Cape Town-based startup that specialises in secure data sharing for businesses, has landed a pre-Series A investment from Nedbank Corporate and Investment…

Nigerian VC Microtraction ups ticket size offering to $25k [Updated]

Correction (5 March): An earlier version of this article had it that the investor would offer an additional $50 000 convertible note at a…

SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round

Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round. WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport…

Cote D’Ivoire startup Afrikrea lands €1m investment

Ivorian tech startup Afrikrea has secured €1-million in investment from its existing investor Saviu, a French venture builder and venture capital (VC) fund, as…

Helios Investment Partners reported to have plans for $1.25bn Pan-Africa Fund

London-based Helios Investment Partners is said to have plans to raise a $1.25-billion fund aimed at investments in Africa, US business publication Bloomberg has…

SA’s Travelstart announces investment deal with HarbourVest

SA travel booking company Travelstart yesterday announced that global private markets investment firm HarbourVest, which has $58-billion under asset management, will become a significant funding partner for…

Egypt’s Mintrics is raising a $500k funding round earmarked for US expansion

Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics is currently busy closing a $500 000 investment fund and intends to use the funding to expand to the…

SA startup GovChat announces it’s secured investment facility of up to R20m

Pretoria-based citizen engagement platform GovChat has secured an investment facility from JSE-listed firm Capital Appreciation, that will allow the start to tap up to R20-million…

Nigeria’s Gokada raises $5.3m Series-A round led by Rise Capital

On-demand motorcyle ride-hailing startup Gokada has announced that it has raised a $5.3-million Series-A round led by San Francisco-based Rise Capital. The Lagos-based startup…

Oui Capital led deal involving maritime startup MVX was for $100k

Lagos-based on-demand B2B maritime service Motor Vessel Xchange (MVX) has announced that an investment round it closed some months ago — which was led…

Jozi Angels Deal Day to highlight investing in startups

When you the words “tech startups” in South Africa come to mind, many still picture the city of Cape Town and the surrounding winelands. But…

Here’s how you can tap German investor Allianz X’s €1bn fund

Are you running a growth-stage company that’s part of the insurance industry? Then you could just be the kind of firm that German investor…

How we raised R29m in seven days via crowdfunding – Intergreatme man [Q&A] [Updated]

UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of…

SA’s Intergreatme sets Africa crowdfunding record with over R28m raised in just days [Updated]

UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of…

African tech startups to get share of Bamboo Capital Partners’ €100m Bloc Fund

Impact investing platform Bamboo Capital Partners’ Bloc Fund will invest between €200 000 and €2-million in tech startups from Smart Africa Alliance member states, so says Bamboo…

How founder of Egypt’s Xpay bagged $250k after meeting angels at social event

The founder of startup XPay — which was reported last week to have raised $250 000 from two angel investors — says he closed the…

Benin’s Noru Capital inches closer to $10m targeted raise

Noru Capital, which was launched last month to invest in tech startups in Benin, has raised $800 000 of its targeted capital of $10-million, EtriLabs…

Newly launched Benin Business Angels Network to make five deals this year

The newly launched Benin Business Angels Network (BBAN) is looking to invest in three to five Beninese tech startups this year — with the…

Investment from Sozala Media was less than R1m, reveals Peepz’s Nick Holdcroft

Nick Holdcroft says he’s looking to grow his event staffing platform Peepz, following his announcement last month that his startup had landed an investment from…

Chipper Cash CEO on why African startups aren’t launching the next Paypal

Africa’s fragmented nature could be why the continent’s startups have found it difficult to launch merchant-focused payments products such as Paypal, surmises Ham Serunjogi the…

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