Funding
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398South Africa’s Happy Pay Raises $5M Seed Round Led by Partech
Happy Pay, one of Africa’s fastest-growing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platforms, has closed a $5 million seed round led by global...
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385Vantage Capital Leads R635m Investment into SolarAfrica Energy
Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, announced that it has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South Africa...
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421Symbiotics Invests $5.5 in Fido Ghana to Boost AI-Powered Financial Inclusion
Symbiotics has supported Fido Ghana through a USD 5.5 million debt investment, backing a pioneering digital financial services provider committed to expanding...
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999Delta40 Completes $20M Capital Raise to Build, Invest in & Support Innovative Ventures Across Africa
Delta40 today announced $20 million in funding secured to support its integrated Venture Studio and Fund. The milestone marks Africa’s first institutional raise linking venture building and...
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390Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Announces 12 Ventures Selected for 2026 Investment Showcase
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has announced 12 ventures selected to showcase on 11th and 12th, 2026, at the Sarit Expo Centre. These companies,...
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556Levene Energy Secures $64M Facility from Afreximbank to Acquire Strategic Stake in Axxela Limited
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided a USD 64 million Acquisition Finance Facility to Levene Energy Development Limited. The facility supports Levene...
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760Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Opens Applications for 2026 Investment Showcase
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi has officially opened applications for the 2026 Investment Showcase, taking place on February 11th and 12th, 2026 at the Sarit Expo Centre. The showcase offers a platform...
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710US Government Commits $150 Million to Zipline to Rapidly Expand Access to Life-Saving Drone Delivery Services in Africa
The U.S. Department of State is awarding $150 million in Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, to support the expansion of its...
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719Mulilo and CIP Secures $75 Million Investment from Norfund
Mulilo, a leading South African renewable energy developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced a USD 75 million (over R1 billion) investment from...
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490Ventures Platform Secures $64M First Close for Fund II to Power Africa’s Next Tech Wave
Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African fund II, aimed...
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730Cassava Technologies Secures Investment to Accelerate Growth
Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a global technology leader of African heritage, announced that it has received an investment from NVIDIA. According to Hardy...
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450Moniepoint Announces Successful Completion of US$200 Million Series C Round to Power Financial Inclusion
Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), Africa’s all-in-one financial platform for businesses and their customers, announces it has raised over US$200 million...
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549Spiro Raises $100 Million in Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility
Spiro, the African leader in two-wheel transportation and battery swapping, today announced a landmark $100 million investment round, the largest investment in...
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948Tether Invests in Kotani Pay to Revolutionize Africa’s Digital Asset Infrastructure and Cross-Border Payments
Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, announced a strategic investment in Kotani Pay, an on-ramp/off-ramp infrastructure that connects Web3 users to...
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806Madica Expands Portfolio With Two New AI Startups
Madica, a structured investment program for pre-seed African startups, announced new investments in two AI-powered companies: Anavid and Hypeo AI. Each company has secured up...
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689DHL Group Commits More Than €300 Million to Accelerate Trade Growth Across Africa
DHL Group (“DHL”) announced a €300+ million planned investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), reaffirming its long-term commitment to a region of growing...
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705Kredete Raises a $22M Series A round to Expand Credit-building Infrastructure with Stablecoin Transfers to Africa
Kredete, a Fintech company focused on helping African immigrants build credit and access financial services has raised a $22 million Series A...
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852KawiSafi Announces $90 million in Approved Capital to Accelerate Climate Solutions Across Africa
Acumen has launched its second KawiSafi fund focused on accelerating climate solutions in Africa, with $90 million in approved capital, including $40...
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1.1KSouth Africa’s Fintech Startup Float Raises $2.6M(R46 million) to Scale
Four-year-old card-linked instalment platform Float has secured $2.6 million (R46 million) in funding co-led by Invenfin and SAAD Investment Holdings, with participation from all existing investors, including Platform...
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667Finnfund Closes a $4 million Debt Investment with Kenyan Poa Internet to Expand Affordable Broadband
Finnfund closed a 4 million US dollar debt investment with Poa Internet Kenya Ltd. (“Poa Internet”), a Kenyan internet service provider, to...
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1.1KVentures Platform ClimateTech White Paper Calls For Climate-resilient Business Models in the African Tech Sector
Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa has published its landmark climatetech whitepaper entitled, “Innovating for a...
