Early stage | Private Equity Africa News

US-based investor RPS Ventures has led a $110 million series-D investment into Tala, an emerging markets focused financial technology services company. Part of the...

Consortium & Toyota in series-B deal

Deals August 8, 2019

A consortium of investors has partnered with Japan-based holding company Toyota Tsusho Corporation to back a $9.3 million series-B investment into Powerhive, a Kenya-based...

GMC delivers 4th Africa deal

Deals August 2, 2019

US-based early-stage investor Gray Matters Capital (GMC) has invested $0.1 million into Taimba, a Kenya-based technology company focused on the agriculture space - sealing...

EAV in series-A deal

Deal Stub August 2, 2019

Energy Access Ventures (EAV) has led a series-A investment round into Solarise Africa, a Kenya-based financial services company focused on the energy space. The financial...

Corporate Venture firm seeds deal

Early Stage August 2, 2019

Egypt-based corporate venture capital firm EdVentures has backed a $0.1 million seed investment round into COLNN, an Egypt-based technology company operating in the education...

Praetura & Shell lead series-B deal

Deals July 26, 2019

UK-based Praetura Ventures and Shell Technology Ventures (STV) have led a $5 million series-B investment round into SteamaCo, an emerging markets-focused technology company focused...

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