The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal
SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested…
Moroccan real-estate platform Mubawab raises $7m from Middle East property group
Casablanca based real-estate platform Mubawab has raised a $7-million investment from UAE-based Emerging Markets Property Group. Middle East and North Africa (MENA) publication Wamda…
Kenya’s QuickBus raises seed round led by UAE investor
Nairobi based bus booking platform QuickBus has raised an undisclosed seed round in a round led by UAE-based venture capital firm Shorooq Partners. The…
African tech firms closed funding deals worth $1.27b in 2019 – Briter Bridges report [Updated]
African tech companies raised $1.27-billion in funding across 167 disclosed deals in 2019, an investment summary by London-based research firm Briter Bridges has found….