F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/04/2020]
Finnish development financier Finnfund has invested $1-million in Kasha, an e-commerce platform that provides hygiene and self-care products to women in East Africa, which…
SA fintech JUMO secures first two commitments in new funding round
SA fintech JUMO has secured equity funding from French development agency Proparco and Finnish development finance company Finnfund — the first commitments to a new funding round, the startup’s founder Andrew Watkins-Ball…
Funder’s focus on making social impact key in $24m deal says JUMO founder
South African fintech startup JUMO opted to go to Finnish development finance company Finnfund for debt funding, because the financier is “very ethical” and “focused…
