Africa50 creates CEO advisor role
Africa50 has appointed Carole Wainaina as special advisor to the chief executive officer – a newly created role.
Wainaina has been at Africa50 for three...
Finnfund investor joins pension fund
Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation’s (Finnfund) senior environmental and social adviser Karoliina Lindroos has joined Ilmarinen, a Finland-based pension fund.
She joins as head of...
Knife fund 55% invested
Knife Capital has invested 55% of its maiden country-focused early-stage vehicle – with the capital allocated across seven deals in South Africa.
The vehicle, KNF...
IFC boosts investment team
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has strengthened its investment team with the addition of Cikü Mugambi as associate investment officer- in a newly created...
Old Mutual names edu impact head
Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI) has named Kelly Joshua as its new head of education impact investing unit.
She takes over Lala Steyn, who is...
Leapfrog company in fintech bolt-on
A Leapfrog Investments-backed emerging-markets portfolio company has acquired Sendwave – an Africa-focused financial services technology provider.
WorldRemit – a financial services technology that is also...