Search results for "venture fund"
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3.0KEventsAfrican ventures to scale-up at the Africa Business Angel Forum
“Africa Rising” is the common theme in pitch decks Appsafrica.com receives, however speak with ventures on the ground and it’s cash and...
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Awards
Crowdfunding platform Afrikstart dedicated to African entrepreneurs
With President Barack Obama attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya in July, 2015 is deemed to be the Year Of the...
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Kenya
Afrikstart platform aims to fund African start-ups
Afrikstart launched is 2013, is hoping to help start-ups across Africa grow through it’s crowdfunding platform. It’s a donation-based and peer-to-peer lending...
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News
Blockchain to rebuild African financial system and tell new story
Blockchain Research Institute Africa Making Strides in Levelling Financial Playing field. Africa has an enormous cash and informal trade economy, however, at...
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1.4KInnovationMDaaS Global raises $2.3m to launch digital health solution across Nigeria
MDaaS Global, the healthtech company building and operating a network of modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centers across Nigeria, has raised $2.3 million in...
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2.9KInnovationPariti launches VC Fellowship starting in Africa
Pariti has launched a new VC Fellowship designed to develop the next generation of VC investors in emerging markets. The Fellowship is...
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3.3KEast AfricaNovastar raises $108M to invest in startups in Africa
Novastar held the final closing of Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II (NVAF II) with total commitments of $108 million. Now managing more...
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4.6KInnovationAndela Secures $100M Series led by Al Gore’s, Generation Investment Management
Andela today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding, led by Generation Investment Management with participation from existing investors including Chan...
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6.1KEast AfricaSokowatch Closes $2 Million Seed Round To Modernize African Informal Retail
Sokowatch a B2B e-commerce platform connecting African retail stores with multinational companies such as Unilever and Procter & Gamble, announced today the...
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2.8KInnovationmSurvey raises $3.5M for African expansion
Mobile-first customer feedback platform mSurvey has announced a Series A funding round of USD$3.5 to fund expansion into Nigeria and South Africa....
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5.6KInnovationAndela Raises $40M To Connect Africa’s Engineering Talent Globally
Andela, the company that builds high-performing engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, today announced that the company has secured $40M...
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4.9KAdvisory NewsThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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East Africa
Mobile operators emerge as Africa’s latest VC investor
Venture capital (VC) funding is slowly but surely arriving in Africa for in greater quantities. High profile funding rounds in 2014 for...
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Awards
Nigeria: LeadPath Accelerator launches in Lagos
LeadPath Accelerator programme opened its doors for business in Lagos last Friday with the aim of investing $100,000 in a range of...
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195FundingUntapped Global, Secures US$3 Million From E3 Capital to Scale its Real-Time Data Platform and Accelerate Adoption of Climate Smart Solutions in Africa
Untapped Global, a revenue-based asset financing platform, successfully secured US$3 million in seed funding led by E3 Capital. The investment from E3...
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154FundingNurturing Kenya’s Cleantech Innovation with Japan: JICA’s Project NINJA reveals 5 startups
Adding to the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Kenya comes a milestone for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in...
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2.0KFundingNestcoin raises a $1.9M strategic round to Fuel Onboard Wallet’s Growth
Nestcoin has successfully raised $1.9M in a strategic funding round led by Hashed Emergent, with participation from a global consortium of investors including...
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274FundingFSD Africa Investments commits $19.5 million to boost climate resilience in Africa
FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), the investing arm of FSD Africa, today announces new investments totalling US$19.5 million to support climate adaptation and climate-aligned infrastructure...
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687FundingRemedial Health raises $12 million to deliver financial services for neighbourhood pharmacies
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an...
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691EgyptEgyptian fintech Flash raises $6 million seed round
Flash, Egypt’s new cashless payments app, has raised $6 million seed round to accelerate its product development and customer and business acquisition...
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584InnovationOrange partners with Digital Africa to strengthen the growth of African startups
Jérôme Hénique, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa , and Isadora Bigourdan, CEO of Digital Africa, have signed a partnership agreement to...
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563InnovationNew report lays bare lack of gender diversity in African tech startup ecosystem
Disrupt Africa has released the first ever publication focused on gender equality in the African tech startup landscape, in partnership with Africa-focused...
