Kasookoo Communications announces a successful seed raise worth $500,000, led by angel investor South Southeast Angels Network (a member of […]
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🚀 Africa’s top investors of 2021
Back by popular demand (our April post on the same topic has been our most-read so far), this week we […]
K-12 School digital infrastructure, Edves raises $575,000 USD
Edves is an Education Technology company that serves African k-12 schools by digitizing learning and administration to ensure multi-curricular lesson […]
Senegalese logistics startup Yobante Express raises $1.2m seed round
Senegalese delivery startup Yobante Express, an online marketplace that connects local couriers with local commerce to optimise domestic, cross-border and […]
Egypt-based FinTech Kashat raises $1.75M
Egypt-based FinTech and microloan solutions provider Kashat has successfully raised $1.75M in its latest funding. The Bridge round was led by the […]
Apex Group expands relationship with Launch Africa Ventures
Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures (Launch Africa), a Pan-African Venture Capital fund, addressing the […]
Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa
Despite COVID, the deals are marching on! In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding […]
Omnibiz gets $3M to digitize Nigeria’s informal B2B supply chain
Despite the prevalence of shopping malls and the emergence of VC-backed e-commerce companies like Jumia, informal retail in Africa is […]
Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round
Chekkit Closes $500k Pre-seed Round To Save More Lives and Secure The Pharmaceutical & FMCG Industries We are excited to […]
Nigerian digital freight provider MVX lands $1.3M
In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging. The sector is largely inefficient and fragmented. Merchants also struggle to […]
🚀Discover the Fintech landscape in Africa with #FintechandWeb3Founders!
The most dynamic duo in Fintech @ronitA380 & @FinTechGuyDubai will host @zach_cpt, Managing Partner of @LaunchAfricaVC💥
🔔The episode will be released tomorrow! Be notified now 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZO41KV
We have a responsibility to tell our own story and own the narrative. @LaunchAfricaVC & Janade du Plessis #RISEInVC #startups #blackvc #blackfounders
To do venture capital in Africa properly you need to really understand venture-building.
Laying it out plain and simple - great interview with @LaunchAfricaVC lead @zach_cpt 🚀🚀🚀 https://twitter.com/LaunchAfricaVC/status/1611249790439854081
Our Managing Partner @zach_cpt shares how Launch Africa invests cross continent, including many overlooked markets, and why our approach allows us to make it happen with @MadeItInAfrica
https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/interview-launch-africa-ventures-approach-to-investing-in-startups/150182/
Our Managing Partner @zach_cpt shares how Launch Africa invests cross continent, including many overlooked markets, and why our approach allows us to make it happen with @MadeItInAfrica
https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/interview-launch-africa-ventures-approach-to-investing-in-startups/150182/
African startups broke their previous record for the amount of funding raised in a year after securing over $4.8B (disclosed deals) in 2022, despite the global funding slowdown!
See more insights: https://thebigdeal.substack.com/p/not-bad-at-all-2022
Via @AfricaTBD @MaxBayen @Cvllr