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Call for applications: Google Black Founders Fund for Startups in Africa

Call for applications: Google Black Founders Fund for Startups in Africa

1 Mar 2023

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

Call to apply: Fashionomics Africa incubator and accelerator programmes

13 Feb 2023

Vantage Capital announces final close of 4th mezzanine fund

Vantage Capital announces final close of 4th mezzanine fund

7 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Jules Ngankam, AGF group chief executive officer and Olga Dickmann,chief financial officer, manager business development Africa.

African Guarantee Fund partners with Bettervest

30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Andile Ngcaba, chairman and founding partner at Convergence Partners

Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion across Africa

30 Jan 2023

African tech ecosystem still growing with $6.5bn raised in 2022 - Report

African tech ecosystem still growing with $6.5bn raised in 2022 - Report

25 Jan 2023

10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change

10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change

11 Jan 2023

Nigeria's female-led startups winning investors in fight to close cash gap

Nigeria's female-led startups winning investors in fight to close cash gap

15 Dec 2022

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

1 Dec 2022

Tanzania's Ramani announces $32m Series A funding

Tanzania's Ramani announces $32m Series A funding

24 Nov 2022

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

24 Nov 2022

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

15 Nov 2022

Source: Blnk

Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

Equity crowdfunding: a game changer for investors and African business

Equity crowdfunding: a game changer for investors and African business

Jeff Miller 24 Oct 2022

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FNB announces world-first digital banking solutions

Katja Hamilton 7 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters. A staff member works at the reception of the paystack online payment company in the government reserved area in Ikeja, in Lagos, Nigeria, June 21, 2018.

Africa sees record venture capital investment, bucking global decline

Joe Bavier 5 Oct 2022

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The fundraising market in Africa is growing, but it's hard out there for startups

30 Sep 2022

Home services startup SweepSouth secures R198m in funding

Home services startup SweepSouth secures R198m in funding

26 Sep 2022

Seedstars Africa Ventures names Bruce Nsereko-Lule as a general partner

Seedstars Africa Ventures names Bruce Nsereko-Lule as a general partner

12 Sep 2022

Second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund revealed

Second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund revealed

7 Sep 2022

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Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

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Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

22 Jul 2022

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Ecobank wins coveted awards

18 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

Source: ProVeg Incubator

Alt-protein startups called to enter international incubator programme

17 Jun 2022

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Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

Source: L'Oréal

L'Oréal launches fund to invest in female-founded startups

1 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Mathius Ruch, co-founder and chief executive officer of CV VC; Wesley Patrick, author of the inaugural African Blockchain Report and Gideon Greaves, managing director of CV VC Africa at Davos.

CV VC launches seed fund for African blockchain startups

30 May 2022

Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

17 May 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022