AfricInvest, through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund, and Novastar Ventures led a USD10m Series A for Turaco, a Kenya-based insurance and credit solutions platform, with participation from Enza Capital, Global Partnerships, Zephyr Acorn, Operator Stack, Asi Ventures and Push Ventures. Read more… Read More
Kippa, a Nigeria-based financial management platform for merchants, raised ~USD8m in seed funding from Goodwater Capital, TEN13 VC, Rocketship.vc, Saison Capital, Crestone VC, VentureSouq, Horizon Partners and Vibe Capital. Read more… Read More
Sanari Capital reached a ZAR475m (~USD27m) first close for its private equity Sanari 3S Growth Fund, which will target growth-stage companies mainly from South Africa with regional and global scalability and exposure. Read more… Read More
The global digital revolution has breathed new life into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) private capital industry following a long stretch of low activity. Additional analysis includes: A deep-dive into VC activity, which reached a record USD1.9b in capital invested in 1H 2022 despite a global tech slowdown… Read More
The 2022 Data Insights feature data and analysis on private capital activity in India, Southeast Asia and Africa through year-end 2021. This year, Members also have access to LAVCA’s 2022 Industry Data & Analysis on private capital activity in Latin America, as well as the underlying… Read More
Bboxx agreed to acquire PEG Africa, a Ghana-based off-grid solar energy provider backed by investors such as responsAbility Investments and Investisseurs & Partenaires, for an undisclosed amount. Bboxx’s investors include Bamboo Capital Partners, Acumen Capital Partners and Lion’s Head Global Partners. Read more… Read More
Duplo, a Nigeria-based B2B payments platform, raised a USD4.3m seed round from Liquid2 Ventures, Soma Capital, Tribe Capital, Commerce Ventures, Basecamp Fund and Y Combinator with follow-on from Oui Capital. Read more… Read More
Amethis and Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity reached a EUR120m (~USD120m) final close for their second MENA-focused fund targeting majority and minority stake investments of EUR5-15m (~USD5-15m) in SMEs in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan. The fund received commitments from IFC, Proparco, EIB, EBRD, BII and private institutional investors. Read More
Women’s World Banking Capital Partners led a USD6m pre-series A for Pezesha, a Kenya-based provider of working capital to MSMEs, with participation from Verdant Frontiers Fintech Fund, cFund and Input Output Global. Read more… Read More
Global Ventures led a USD2.4m seed round for SubsBase, an Egypt-based subscription and revenue management platform, with participation from HALA Ventures, P1 Ventures, Plus Venture Capital (+VC), Plug and Play, Ingressive Capital, Camel Ventures and others. Read more… Read More