Technology | Private Equity Africa News

Cathay Capital and AfricInvest have backed an approximately $19 million (€17 million) investment in Le Wagon, a global education provider focused on the technology...

US investor in $14m series-A deal

Deals March 3, 2020

US-based early-stage investor Vertex Ventures has backed a $14 million series-A investment round in a Kenya-based consumer technology company, Sokowatch. Set up in 2015, Vertex...

Goldman Sachs et al. in follow-on deal

Brief February 28, 2020

Goldman Sachs has partnered with a consortium of investors to seal a follow-on deal, backing their South Africa-based financial services technology portfolio company. The investor...

Dutch investor buys 1st Africa deal from VC

Brief February 28, 2020

A Netherlands-based early-stage investor has acquired a stake in a South Africa based financial services technology company from a venture capital firm, sealing is...

Single country investor in fintech deal

Brief February 21, 2020

A single country investor based in Egypt has backed a $6 million equity investment round into a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused...

GreenTec in 1st Morocco deal

Brief February 21, 2020

GreenTec Capital Partners has backed a Morocco-based business services technology company – sealing its first deal in the country. The investor has injected an undisclosed...

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