Tag: Fintech

Kasha, a Rwandan digital platform for last-mile health access, has received equity capital from Sanofi Global Health Unit's Impact Investment ...

Launch Africa Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has launched a mezzanine impact fund

Launch Africa Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has created the Mezzanine Impact Fund, which invests mezzanine growth capital in ...

Namibia has reached a $89 million agreement with Chinese companies to construct its largest solar power facility

Namibia's state-owned utility, NamPower, has agreed to develop the largest solar power plant in the nation, valued at N$1.6 billion ...

The Nigerian government has launched a ₦100 million AI Fund for startups in partnership with Google

The Federal Government and Google have announced a ₦100 million fund to support 10 Nigerian startups that use AI in ...

Field, a Nigerian healthtech company, has raised $11 million in funding

Field, a Nigerian healthtech company, has created a route-to-market service to introduce novel remedies for maternal mortality, infant and child ...

Chpter, a social commerce startup in Kenya, has raised $1.2 million in pre-seed capital

Chpter, a Kenyan startup that has developed an AI-powered conversational commerce platform that allows businesses to sell more on social ...

South Africa’s WomHub and the Visa Foundation have launched the STEM is Everywhere programme for female entrepreneurs

WomHub, a South African female empowerment initiative, has collaborated with the Visa Foundation to develop the STEM is Everywhere programme, ...

Fido, a digital financial services platform, has secured $30 million in funding

Fido, a Ghanaian digital financial services platform, secured $30 million in debt and equity capital. The equity portion of the ...

The HERCCELERATE program is now open to women-led technology startups

SheVentures, the business division of FCMB that focusses on women, and Hub One, the innovation hub of FCMB, has launched ...

Wattnow, a Tunisian energy management firm, has raised multi-million dollar in a funding round

Wattnow, a Tunisian startup that provides IoT-based smart energy management solutions, has announced the completion of a multi-million dollar funding ...

Kredete, a Nigerian fintech startup, has secured $2.25 million in seed funding