Tunisian startup Wattnow, an IoT-based smart energy management solution, has secured a multi-million dollar funding round. The funding will support the company’s rapid growth and… Read More »Tunisian Startup Wattnow Secures Multi-Million Dollar Funding to Expand Global Reach
VC4A and the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) will co-host the 11th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2024) on November 28-29, 2024, in Cape Town.… Read More »VC4A and ABAN to Host Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2024 in Cape Town
Cape Town’s HAVAÍC has launched its third African Innovation Fund, aiming to invest $50 million. The firm has announced a successful first close after securing… Read More »HAVAÍC Launches $50 Million African Innovation Fund 3
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $20 million equity investment deal with the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4). This deal shows the… Read More »African Development Bank Invests $20 Million in AIIF4 to Boost Infrastructure
African startups have surpassed $1 billion in investments in the first half of 2024, reaching $1.1 billion. This increase marks a rebound from $1 billion… Read More »African Startups Surpass $1 Billion in First-Half 2024 Investments
Kenya’s President, Dr. William Ruto, has announced an investment of $100 million in three major African financial institutions. He announced this during his address at… Read More »AfDB 2024: Kenya Pledges $100M to Support African Financial Institutions
The World Bank has teamed up with Smart Africa to expand the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) initiative. The aim of the partnership is to… Read More »World Bank and Smart Africa Digital Academy Partner for Digital Integration Across Africa
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has secured commitments totaling $9 billion from mobile operators to expand global connectivity. Out of these, Ooredoo will have $1.1… Read More »ITU Secures $9 Billion From Mobile Operators to Expand Connectivity in Africa, Asia
Dream VC, a top venture capital training provider in Africa, has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2024 cohort. The company has been… Read More »Dream VC Opens 2024 Applications to Empower African Access to Venture Capital
Equinix is planning to invest $390 million in building data centers in Africa over the next five years. The investment will focus primarily on South… Read More »US Telco Equinix To Build $390 Million in Data Centres in Africa