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TechCrunch
MARCH 10, 2021
Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups. Mbwana Ally (Managing Partner, Savannah Fund).
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Qotto , a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauritius with business interests in a number of sectors including energy, financial services, logistics, distribution, and engineering.
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TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
To understand how much growth has occurred, African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019, according to Africa-focused fund Partech Africa. Investments did pick up, and from July, VC funding on the continent had a bullish run until December. billion and $1.8
TechCrunch
MAY 4, 2022
His experience from this activity, coupled with working as a technical adviser to the vice president’s office in Nigeria a couple of months back, led him to launch Norebase , a trade tech startup that has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Mauritius and U.K.-based based investment company Juven went live today with plans to fund growth-stage technology and consumer companies in Africa. Such methods allow for making multiple investments without raising multiple funds. This way, when an investment is monetized , the capital comes back and Juven redeploys it.
TechCrunch
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Kenyan startup Wowzi has secured new funding to expand the reach of its platform, which turns social media users into brand influencers, to West and Southern Africa — as it taps the increasing usage of social sites across the continent driven by the proliferation of smartphones and a deepening internet penetration.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The reasons were unclear, as both parties didn’t publicly comment on the situation; however, from various local news outlets, they ranged from mismanagement of funds to failure to report to the board and work out a potential merger, as well as internal disagreements over management methods. Founders versus investors.
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