Notable African investments in 2024 included a $5 million loan to Apollo Agriculture, an agri-fintech company operating in Kenya and Zambia, aimed at bolstering food security for smallholder farmers.
Founded in 2022, Sumet leverages a technology-driven platform to connect FMCG brands with a network of over 6,500 active retailers spanning all 26 provinces of mainland Tanzania.
The brutal death of Adetunji Opayele, 32, a Nigerian co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of the thriving startup Bumpa, has ignited a national conversation about justice, accountability, and the value of human life.
InstaPay, launched in April 2022 by the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), the technological arm of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), quickly gained traction, amassing a user base of 12 million by the end of 2024.
Most carbon finance enters the market once a project is already operational. Hummingbirds is moving further upstream to address the supply-side bottleneck.
