Venture capital

Google.org announces $1M grant to funding support women entrepreneurs

Google has announced that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing R15.3 million in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their…

CrowdForce raises $3.6M during Series A

HAVAÍC, Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), and Asian African Investment & Consulting (AAIC) have announced a joint US$3.6 million pre-series A investment in CrowdForce. Empowering Nigeria’s underserved and unbanked population, the financial…

Fintech group, Capital Appreciation Limited, acquires Responsive Technology

South African fintech group, Capital Appreciation Limited has acquired the Responsive Technology group for the purchase price of R48,68 million. The acquisition includes 100% of…

South African cryptocurrency exchange raises $50M in oversubscribed Series B

VALR.com, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, has raised $50 million (over R750 million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto funding round. This values…

Four African startups join tenth Catalyst Fund Inclusive Fintech cohort

Global tech accelerator Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, has announced its tenth cohort of fintech companies that are building solutions designed to improve…

Floatpays secures R15M investment from Naspers Foundry

Floatpays, a Cape Town-based on-demand earned wage access platform, has received a R15 million investment from Naspers via its early-stage tech investment arm, Naspers…

MarketForce raises $40M in largest Series A round in East and Central Africa

Nairobi-based MarketForce, a B2B platform for retail distribution of consumer goods and digital financial services in Africa, has closed a $40 million Series A…

E-logistics platform secures $150 000 in seed funding

Uganda-based e-logistics tech startup Ridelink has secured $150 000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Ortus Africa Capital, Omidyar Network and African Leadership…

African fintech pawaPay secures $9-million

African fintech pawaPay has secured $9-million in a seed funding round co-led by MSA and UK-based investment fund 88mph, with participation from Vunani Capital, Kepple Ventures and Zagadat Capital. pawapay has secured…

Egypt tech startup secures $15-million investment

Cairo-based B2B eCommerce platform and tech startup MaxAB has secured $15-million in investment funding from a previous undisclosed investor. In addition, the rapidly growing tech startup…

Innovation Edge calls for pitches for SA ventures focused on positive parenting by fathers

Investor Innovation Edge has put out a call for pitches for ventures that have solutions that increase the positive involvement of fathers and father…

Kenyan tech startup secures $475 000

Nairobi-based tech startup, CashBackApp has secured $475K in a pre-seed funding round led by Lofty Inc, Sherpa Ventures and Loyal VC with participation from…

Joburg startup investment platform Merge partners with 100 VCs

Johannesburg-based startup investment platform Merge has announced that it has partnered with 100 Venture Capital (VC) investors since early 2021. The company’s number of…

Bolt raises R10.3 billion to boost grocery delivery service

E-hailing platform Bolt has closed a R10.3 billion funding round with it set to expand its new grocery delivery service, Bolt Market. Announced on…

CDI’s Growth Fund opens grant applications for growing SMMEs

The pandemic has seen businesses large and small offer free goods and services, grants and other support to small enterprises, reflecting the heart and…

Woman-led edtech Ambani wins I’M IN 2021 accelerator

Mukundi Lambani, founder of Ambani Africa, an interactive African-language based early childhood edtech, has been announced as the winner of the third cohort of…

SA agritech Khula! launches app after closing R20m funding round

Joburg-based award-winning agritech Khula! announced the launch of their new app in a statement yesterday, after closing a R20-million seed round led by AECI…

New African VC aims to aid SMMEs with early-stage funding

Nigeria-based pre-seed and seed firm Voltron Capital announced its official launch in a statement last week. Close to two-thirds of startups want to raise…

Edtech Go1 is SA’s first unicorn after closing $200m round

Leading corporate edtech Go1 has announced the closing of a $200-million Series D funding round. The round skyrocketed the company into unicorn status, bringing…

Convergence Partners close Digital Infrastructure Fund at $120m

Private equity investor Convergence Partners has announced it has successfully closed its Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $120 million. The firm specialises in investment…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

Venture capital continues to grow in South Africa – survey

A survey of the venture capital industry in South Africa has shown 122 local startups received a record R1.39 billion from investors during 2020….

CDI Capital Growth Fund opens funding applications for small businesses

CDI Capital Growth has announced that it is opening applications for funding grants to help small businesses, with the aim to create 600 news…

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