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- 19 Jul 2022
AfricInvest, Cathay Innovation Complete Final Close of €110M Pan-African Venture Fund
AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa and global venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African Venture fund, Cathay AfricInvest…
- 18 Nov 2020
Autochek Secures $3.4M Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Technology for African Automotive Industry
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has raised $3.4 million in a pre-seed funding round, co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures with…
- 15 Dec 2022
Ventures Platform Closes its Pan-African Fund Above the Initial Target at $46M
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M.…
- 18 Jun 2015
Why African Investors Shun Investment in Technology Companies
The proponent of African startups and Executive Producer of Demo Africa who have travelled the continent to identify innovative local companies at their earliest stages, have identified reasons…
- 16 Dec 2021
Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, early-stage…
- 28 Apr 2018
IFC Venture Capital Supports Disruptive Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that it led the $8.6 million Series A equity investment in Africa’s Talking, a Kenyan based communication-platform-as-a-service (“cPAAS”) API…
- 8 Apr 2019
Adesina Seeks Democratization of Technology in Africa
African Development Bank President Adesina, has urged Africans to embrace technology, and governments to urgently move away from “investing in the jobs of the past, but rather in the jobs of the…
- 14 Dec 2020
Founder Institute Announces Pacer Ventures as Residence Investor for its African Accelerators
Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, has announced Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program. As part of…
- 12 Nov 2020
Pacer Ventures partners Founder Institute, Doles Out $3M Fund for Early-Stage African Startups
Pacer Ventures has announced a $3M fund for early-stage African startups that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent. The focus will be on verticals expedient to the African…
- 20 May 2016
TAM Summit Highlights Technologies Potency in Time Management
Africans have been urged to embrace technological interventions as practical measures to overcoming poor time management. Panelists at the inaugural TAM Summit unanimously agreed that technology can…
- 26 Mar 2024
IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa
IFC is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage African technology companies across a broad set of sectors,…
- 7 Aug 2024
Founders Factory Africa Rebrands to 54 Collective
Founders Factory Africa (FFA), leading African venture capital firm has announced its rebrand and name change to 54 Collective, evolving its business model to better support transformative technology…
- 19 Nov 2025
ActivEdge Group President George Agu Backs Push for Africa’s Digital Independence
Mr. George Agu, Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, has called on the African continent to seize control of its technological future by owning its data, algorithms, and digital infrastructure,…
- 4 Jun 2018
Tech Firm Set to Transform Africa through Innovative Technologies
Bunmi Akinyemiju, MD/CEO, Venture Garden Group (VGG) has expressed that their aim is to use innovative, data-driven, end-to-end technology platforms to address and reconcile inefficiencies in payment…
- 18 Aug 2015
Africa's Richest Man, Dangote Addresses Global Audience at Demo Africa 2015
Africa’s richest man and chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote will address the global audience at the DEMO Africa 2015 edition at Eko Hotel & Suites on 24 and 25 September 2015, Yele…
- 26 Jun 2024
Fidelity Bank Reaffirms Support for Digital Innovation in Africa
Fidelity Bank PLC, leading financial institution has restated its devotion to support the development of the African technology sector to actualize its potentials. This was revealed at the Africa…
- 2 May 2016
NITEC to Drive Need for African TechPreneurs’ Global Exposure- Braimah
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC 2016) is being perfected as a credible platform to make case for African startups financing. Mr. Ehi Braimah, managing director…
- 15 Jun 2020
AfICTF Calls for Technology Interventions in Healthcare
The African ICT Foundation, (AfICTf) has advocated for more information technology intervention to tackle the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even as most part of Africa continues to ease several…
- 16 Sept 2021
54gene Closes $25M Series B to Advance Global Drug Discovery Capabilities
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has secured $25M in a Series B round, led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund. The…
- 19 Apr 2022
AfDB Earmarks €9.8m Equity Investment to Drive Tech
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of €9.8-million to support venture capital investments in African start-ups, from seed to growth…
- 11 May 2018
African Fintech, Agribusiness Firms Attract Interest from Investors
African private equity and venture capital deal-making in April were dominated by investments in technology companies, particularly fintech and business-to-business platforms, together with…
- 20 Mar 2026
African Tech Start-ups to Receive $46m of Speedinvest Africa Fund
African technology start-ups will receive a $46 million (€40 million) commitment from EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funds will be deployed through the…
- 4 Mar 2026
AfDB Approves €6.5m for Tech Startups
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II venture capital fund to boost technology start-ups across Francophone West and Central Africa. The Bank…
- 19 Jan 2021
African Edtech Startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding
uLesson, the African learning technology platform, has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom Capital and Founder Collective and…
- 21 Mar 2014
Turning Point for African Economies @ eLearning Africa 2014
More than ever before, Africans are turning to ICT-supported learning to grow their economies. In 2013, the eLearning Africa Report found that 40% of African technology-assisted learning…
- 29 Dec 2025
Nnaemeka Ani - The Architect of ‘Code and Courage’
In the rapidly evolving landscape of African technology, few figures bridge the gap between high-level research and grassroots digital execution as effectively as Nnaemeka Ani . Nnaemeka Ani As the…
- 16 May 2022
Dotun Olowoporoku Joins Ventures Platform as a New Venture Partner
Less than 6 months after the first close of its $40m fund, through which it has already invested in 10 of the most promising startups in Africa, pan-African VC firm, Ventures Platform is announcing…
- 24 Feb 2018
FG Mulls Specialised for Innovators, Science/Tech Ventures
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the federal government is working toward establishing specialised bank to assist innovators and entrepreneurs in science and…
- 14 Dec 2016
Global Development Initiatives: USAID’s Experience in Africa
Global development initiatives are increasingly becoming prominent in improving technology, especially, in the African ecosystem. I recently had a chat with Jill Moss, the Technical Adviser, Global…
- 11 Jul 2023
AVPA, Sterling One Foundation Announce Call for Applications for the Africa Social Impact Summit 2023 Deal Room
The Sterling One Foundation and the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance have announced the upcoming ASIS 2023 Deal Room, which will take place on August 11, 2023, in Lagos, Nigeria, to connect…