TLcom & FirstCheck in co-invest pact
TLcom Capital has signed a co-investment agreement with a Nigeria-based venture capital firm, FirstCheck Africa to back early-stage pre-seed technology deals, across...
Norsad raises new capital
Norsad Capital, formally Norsad Finance, has received capital from an Africa-based development finance institution.
African Development Bank (AfDB) has...
CDC renamed BII
UK’s CDC has finalised its renaming British International Investment (BII) – with plans to also invest up to about $13.3 billion (£10...
DFIs set up small-cap deals platform
A consortium of six development finance institutions (DFIs) has signed a pact to back micro, small and medium-sized corporates across Africa.
Investors set up $80bn Africa platform
A consortium of ten development finance institutions (DFIs) has launched an Africa-focused investment platform which seeks to invest up to $80 billion...
Software deals reign
African venture capital deal-making in 2020 saw the software
space emerge as the most popular space, delivering the largest deal volumes
across all segments.
VCA Tech Talk: Q&A with Steven Grin, Managing Partner at Lateral Capital
Q1: What number
excites you in African technology investing?
There has been an approximate 50% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
Top 15 VC Funds to Watch in 2021
As venture capital deal making heats up in Africa, LPs are
presented with a diversity of funds that are looking to tap early-stage...
Africa VC deals hit record high
African venture capital deal-making has hit record high
volumes bolstered by a frenzy of investment interest in Africa’s technology
space.
Early-stage...
VCA Tech Talk Interview – Tobi Oke – V8 Capital Partners
Q&A with Tobi
Oke, Managing Partner at V8 Capital Partners
Q1: Which number
excites you in African technology investing?