Venture capital

Almentor secures $6.5-million in funding

Almentor.net, a leading video e-learning platform in the MENA region, has secured $6.5-million in a funding round led by Partech with participation from Sawari…

Local biotech startup secures $47-million

SA and US-based biotech startup LifeQ has secured $47-million in Series A funding from One Bio Venture Studio, a Cape Town-based VC and several…

Egyptian agri-fintech startup secures seven-figure amount in funding

Giza-based Agri-fintech startup Mozare3 has secured an undisclosed seven-figure amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and Disruptech Ventures, with participation from…

What funders are looking for when assessing applications

Funders are businesses that either lend money to make a profit or invest money for a return. As such, their goal is to minimise…

Startup Circles secures R2.1-million investment

Startup Circles, an innovative practical business school for entrepreneurs that assists entrepreneurs in scaling their business and becoming investor-ready has secured R2.1-million in funding…

Engen Pitch & Polish returns after year-long hiatus

The Engen Pitch & Polish competition, in which entrepreneurs battle it out for prizes up to R1-million is back after a year-long hiatus. The …

Why a wave of technology giants will come from Africa [Opinion]

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African technology startups. He says…

Stars From All Nations secures $250 000 funding

Stars From All Nations (SFAN), an education company that unlocks the potential of the youth, has raised $250k pre-seed funding from King Solomon’s Capital,…

Egypt healthtech startup secures $160k non-equity grant

Egypt-based healthtech startup, Dileny Technologies LLC (DilenyTech) has secured a $160K non-equity grant from the Information Technology Academia Collaboration (ITAC) programme affiliated with the…

Egypt proptech startup secures $1.1-million

Cairo-based proptech startup Sakneen has raised $1.1-million in a seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures and with a notable contribution from Sawraw Capital,…

Ghana agritech startup secures $790k in funding

Ghana-based agritech startup AgroCenta has raised $790k in pre-series A working capital and development funding from UK charity Shell Foundation, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth,…

Innovative SA medtech startup receives funding

hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment from Futuregrowth. hearX secures undisclosed investment amount from Futuregrowth Amrish Narrandes, Head…

Kalon Venture Partners opens investment into 12J fund

Johannesburg-based Kalon Venture Partners, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company, has announced that it is open for investment into its second fund. Kalon…

Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital Fund

Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has announced the launch of its second Section 12J Venture Capital fund for new investors to…

Kenyan insurtech startup secures $6-million

Pula a Nairobi-based insurtech startup has secured $6-million in a Series A funding round led by TLcom Capital, with the participation of Women’s World Banking. Pula secures…

SA tech startup Aerobotics raises $17-million

SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics has received a whopping $17-million in an oversubscribed Series B round led by tech giant, Naspers with participation from Platform Investment Partners, FMO: Entrepreneurial…

Nigerian tech startup secures $38-million

Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Daystar Power, a startup providing solar power solutions to businesses in the region, has secured $38-million in a Series B…

Kenyan startup secures $85-million funding

Gro Intelligence, an AI-powered insights company, has secured $85-million in Series B funding co-led by Intel Africa, Africa Internet Ventures, and several other investors…

Cairo-based telemedicine startup secures six-figure funding

Egypt-based telemedicine startup, Docspert Health has secured a six-figure seed funding investment from Flat6Labs and several other angel investors from the US and UK. Docspert…

Egypt life science venture secures $1-million

Labelled as Egypt’s biggest life science venture, Nawah Scientific has secured a second pre-series A round of funding amounting to $1-million in mixed equity…

Zambia micro-lending startup receives $650 000 investment

Zambia-based online microlending tech startup, PremierCredit has received a $650 000 investment from US Venture Capital fund, Enygma Ventures. Zambia-based startup receives $650 000…

Five things investors should look for before investing in a VC

People familiar with the startup space generally know that many entrepreneurs rely on investments from venture capitalists (VCs) to fund their growth. Less well…

Kenyan healthtech startup secures $3.75-million

Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health tech startup has raised $3.75-million in a Series A funding round led by TLcom Capital with contribution from DOB Equity, Global Ventures, and Chandaria…

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