News
Launch Africa returns $2. 5 million after 11 startup exits
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (1895+ words) Launch Africa, the pan-African venture capital firm with more than 180 portfolio startups, has returned $2. 5 million to investors in its first fund after completing 11 exits, joining the small group of African investors that have actually returned liquidity to limited partners (LPs)....
Agenz raises $5 million to digitise real estate transactions
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (181+ words) Agenz, a Moroccan proptech startup that digitises real estate transactions, has raised $5 million to support product development and strengthen its investments in artificial intelligence. The funding round saw participation from Breega, a European venture capital firm, Attijariwafa Ventures, and Saviu…...
Aions launches $6 million fund to back climate startups
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (497+ words) Aions Ventures, a South African venture capital firm, believes the country's next billion-dollar startup will emerge from climate, energy or water innovation rather than fintech. The firm has backed that conviction with a new R100 million ($6 million) seed fund. Aions Ventures…...
Your business has a finance stack. Does it have a legal stack?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (356+ words) The most consequential infrastructure gap in modern business is not capital, talent, or technology. It is the absence of a legal operating system, and it is costing businesses on both sides of the Atlantic more than they know." The operating…...
South African start-ups can unlock "100 K in non-dilutive funding + scaling support via develo PPP Ventures " Applications now open
1+ week, 6+ day ago (392+ words) South Africa's rollout is led by Green Tec Capital Partners in collaboration with The Delta, combining deep on-the-ground expertise with pan-African investment experience to support founders at a critical stage of their growth journey. "Programmes like develo PPP Ventures play…...
Oui Capital's Pius Bankong on what operators see founders miss
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1247+ words) Oui Capital, a Lagos-based venture capital firm, has built one of the most recognisable portfolios in Africa's tech ecosystem, with bets on startups like Moniepoint and Cauridor. The firm built its portfolio with one operating philosophy: invest early, work closely…...
Angel investors are signing more cheques than ever, ABAN says
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1391+ words) Favour Ubaka speaks on angel deal participation rebound in 2025 after a two-year decline, according to ABAN's Angel Investment Survey Report....
Agritech emerges as top sector for African angel investor networks
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (143+ words) New report reveals that in 2025, agriculture and agtech was the top choice for African angel networks and the second for individual angels....
Bellatrix launches $10 million fund to back early-stage startups
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (537+ words) Bellatrix Investment Managers, a Namibia-based alternative investment firm, has launched the Ndjaba Seed Fund, a $10 million venture capital vehicle to support early-stage startups across Southern Africa. Named after the Oshiwambo word for "elephant," the Ndjaba Seed Fund, launched on Wednesday,…...
Village Capital invests $350, 000 in two Ghanaian startups
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) Village Capital, a global nonprofit that backs high-impact startups across emerging markets, has deployed $350, 000 from its latest fund into two Ghanaian startups, marking the first investments from a vehicle designed to channel capital to early-stage African companies building essential services....