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    Egypt’s Ariika Secures $3M in Series A Extension as Beltone’s $30M Fund Backs Regional Expansion

    Ariika reported a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 90% since its inception, serving over one million customers worldwide and generating 15% of its revenue through exports.

    Uganda’s KaFresh Secures Funding to Extend Fresh Produce Longevity

    Made from plant-based materials, including overripe fruits, the solution delays spoilage by reducing oxidation and microbial decay.

    Cameroon’s Fako Capital, I&P’s Latest Anchor Fund, Targets $500K Investments in High-Growth Startups

    Fako Capital joins a growing network of African impact funds nurtured by I&P

    South African Fintech Mama Money Rolls out New WhatsApp-based Bank Cards

    The Mama Money Card is making it much easier for under-served communities to get their own bank service where all they need is proof of identity such as a passport, asylum document or South African ID to register for Mama Money on their phone.
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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

    Kenya’s Carbon-Capture Startups Land a Share of Tencent’s $30M Climate Fund

    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

    A new fund-of-funds has done something that has never been done before in Ghana — persuaded pension trustees to allocate to private equity and debt vehicles. The journey took half a decade...