Pardon Makumbe, co-founder and managing partner of CRE Venture Capital, chats about the challenges of raising capital in Africa and shares advice on crossing the bridge to the US...
Evan-Lee Courie 18 May 2021
"There's never been a better time than now to start a business as a female founder, there is a lot of support there and a lot of women that serve as good examples."
Tom Jackson 2 Jul 2018
The Make-IT in Africa initiative has launched guides for entrepreneurs raising funding in Kenya and Nigeria, aimed at helping startups overcome one of the key challenges faced on the continent.
Tom Jackson 7 Jun 2018
Not all African tech startups will feel the need to raise VC funding, but those that do must ensure they are adequately prepared for what is a lengthy process.
Tom Jackson 21 Feb 2018
Kenyan ride-hailing startup Mondo Ride has secured $2m in funding from investors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt to help it expand across the continent...
Tom Jackson 1 Feb 2018
Partech Ventures has announced the launch of its Partech Africa fund, which has secured over €57 million ($70 million) toward its target size of €100 million ($122 million)...
Tom Jackson 22 Jan 2018
Cape Town-based drone operator UAV Industries has raised R6.84m ($499,000) in funding from Glenheim Venture Capital Company, the first direct investment made by Glenheim's Section 12J fund...
Tom Jackson 24 Oct 2017
Duncan Goldie-Scot does not have the profile of a typical investor in African tech startups...
Tom Jackson 17 Oct 2017
In the #StartupStory spotlight this week is Flexpay: a product created in response to the high demand in the market for purchasing goods via piecemeal payments...
Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017
With the Barclays Accelerator 2017 Africa programme well underway, we chat to our first startup, FOMO Travel, about how the business is making travel affordable and debt free...
Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017
Samsung has launched its Samsung NEXT Fund, a $150 million venture capital investment fund aimed at supporting early-stage startups globally...
Tom Jackson 11 Jan 2017
