Africa has seen a rise in venture capital investment as well, from $277 million in 2015 to $4.8 billion in 2021. That expansion has been powered by partnerships between
Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm, and AfricInvest, a top multi-asset investment platform in Africa, have achieved the final closure of their combined Pan-African Venture Fund, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation
Anava Fund of Funds, managed by Tunisia-based Smart Capital, has committed $5.2 million to the Badia Impact Squared Fund (BIF2), a venture capital fund managed by Silicon Badia, a
TLcom Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, has announced the appointment of Eloho Omame, the Co-Founder & General Partner at FirstCheck Africa as a partner to facilitate its deployment of
Constant Ventures, a part of the Constant Group is raising a $100 million venture capital fund to invest across a range of technology start-ups with a focus on financial inclusion,
Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CVVC), a Switzerland-based VC firm has launched an Africa-focused early-stage fund to back blockchain startups in the continent. This was disclosed by the investor on Monday
Africa’s payment company, Interswitch, has raised $110 million in investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital.
The investment will boost Interswitch’s plans to expand the digital payments
Emerging markets focused early-stage venture capital firm, Rali_cap, has launched a $30 million fund. Last month, the firm, formerly known as Rally Cap Ventures, reached its first close of
Techstars, one of the most influential accelerators in Africa has announced the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator for early-stage fintech and proptech startups across the continent.
The ARM Labs Lagos
Morocco’s Al Mada Holding Group, an investment firm managed by the Moroccan royal family has announced the launch of pan-African venture capital to invest in fast-growing startups on the
In the past two years following the pandemic, Venture Capital funding available for startups has seen an increase. According to reports, startups in Africa collectively raised over $4.3 billion
Four African startups have been selected to participate in the 10th fintech cohort of the Catalyst Fund, a global inclusive tech accelerator managed by BFA Capital.
The African startups in
