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Saviu Ventures Announces Closing of its 2nd Fund at €25m
1 day ago · Saviu Ventures, an historical player in the Francophone Africa Venture Capital industry, recently achieved a second close of EUR 25 million for its second vintage fund Saviu II, with participation from recognized Development Finance Institutions such as the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) and Proparco, as well as AXIAN Investment, the investment arm of …
Verto Launches Global Business Award, Empowers Startups with a …
1 day ago · Verto, the fintech powering enterprise-grade cross-border payments, FX, and banking solutions across emerging markets, has launched the Verto Global Business Award—a transformative initiative to recognize and accelerate the growth of early-stage startups. With a prize pool of up to USD 15,000, the award will spotlight the most promising sector-agnostic startups with global potential ...
i3 Shifts Focus to Growth-Stage African Healthtechs for its 3rd …
3 days ago · Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings has decided to make a pivotal change to its 3rd cohort selection to prioritise the immediate support for 5-7 growth-stage companies building the Future of Pharmacy care in Africa.. It comes in response to the U.S. State Department’s “stop-work ...
Proparco Invests €10m in AfriInvest’s New SME Fund
4 days ago · By investing in the AfricInvest Small Cap fund, Proparco is pursuing its mission to promote inclusive and sustainable growth, one of the priority areas of its 2023-2027 strategy, as well as its commitment to working alongside African companies, offering them solutions tailored to their needs while maximising economic, social and environmental impacts.
Apply: i3 3rd Cohort for Program Enabling African Healthtech …
Jan 30, 2025 · Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings is calling for innovators to join its 3 rd cohort.. Funded by the Gates Foundation, MSD, Cencora, Endless Foundation, HELP Logistics–a subsidiary of the Kühne Foundation, Sanofi’s Global Health Unit and Chemonics, i3 will offer select startups 3 ...
HOSTAFRICA Acquires of GO54 - techawkng.com
Jan 30, 2025 · HOSTAFRICA, an African web-hosting company, has acquired GO54 (formerly known as WhoGoHost). This marks a significant milestone in HOSTAFRICA’s expansion across the continent. HOSTAFRICA entered the Nigerian market in 2021 under the brand DomainKing.ng. The acquisition of GO54 which manages over ...
AfricanStartups Raised $2.2b in 2024, 25% Less Than 2023
Jan 12, 2025 · A new report by Africa: The Big Deal has found that African startups raised US$2.2 billion in equity, debt, and grants (excluding exits) in 2024. However, this was an almost 25% drop compared to the $2.9 billion raised by startups on the continent in 2023. The report revealed that 188 ventures raised $1 million or more in 2024 (excluding exits), 10% less than in 2023.
MoneyHash Raises $5.2m Pre-A Funding - techawkng.com
Jan 23, 2025 · MoneyHash, the payment orchestration platform operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has secured $5.2M in pre-A funding. Flourish Ventures led the round alongside Saudi’s Vision Ventures, Arab Bank’s Xelerate, and Emurgo Kepple Ventures.The round features the participation of Jason Gardner, founder and former …
Speed Will Define Technology Landscape in 2025 - techawkng.com
Jan 16, 2025 · As we move beyond this phase of discovery and implementation, in 2025 the challenge will lie in striking a careful balance between harnessing the latest technologies for competitive edge while ensuring that innovations really do drive benefits safely and securely.