Nigeria’s Goatti takes physical approach to online livestock investment
Nigerian agri-tech startup Goatti is working to scale its online livestock investment platform by establishing…
Monthly Archives: April, 2020
More than 55,000 South African SMMEs will close during COVID-19 pandemic
More than 55,000 South African SMMEs will not survive the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic…
North African companies to benefit from IFC investment in PE fund
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing up to US$20 million into…
Nigerian payments company Paga joins China-based Ping An Cloud Accelerator
Nigerian payments company Paga has been selected for the Ping An Cloud Accelerator programme in…
$1m fund to back African entrepreneurs with post-pandemic solutions
VC firm Enygma Ventures has launched a ZAR20 million (US$1 million) fund to support African…
Meet the Investor: Anton Van Vlaanderen, 4Di Capital
Now a partner in one of South Africa’s most active VC firms, Anton Van Vlaanderen’s…
SA’s SweepSouth launches $642k fund to help workers through COVID-19 crisis
South African online cleaning platform SweepSouth has launched a ZAR12 million (US$642,000) fund to help…
Nigeria’s Rensource launches digital distribution platform for SMEs during lockdown
Nigerian startup Rensource has launched a digital platform that helps small and medium-sized retailers get…
Global innovation studio wants to facilitate Egyptian corporate-startup partnerships
The Egyptian chapter of global innovation studio Rainmaking Innovation has opened applications for its AMPLIFY…
New $27m fund to grow green SMMEs in SA
The ZAR488 million (US$26.9 million) Green Outcomes Fund (GOF) has launched in a bid to…