Archive - Africa Private Equity News

PIDG, Impact Fund Denmark invest $11.5m in Africa GreenCo

Africa GreenCo trades electricity across Southern African markets.

21 hrs ago

South Africa: Iris Fresh secures funding from Vumela Fund

Iris Fresh exports fruit and vegetables sourced from growers in Southern Africa.

22 hrs ago

Africa Jobs Fund backs PeopleGateway’s Kenya-Italy labour corridor

Africa Jobs Fund has invested in PeopleGateway, an Italian startup building the infrastructure for international labour mobility into Europe.

23 hrs ago

Southern African VC shows growing maturity and attractive exit pipeline

Southern Africa’s venture capital industry continues to demonstrate resilience, adaptability and growing maturity.

Sep 14

Airnergize Capital reaches final close with DBSA commitment

The fund invests in energy, water and gas infrastructure.

Sep 14

The 5 top stories on Africa Private Equity News the past week

Here are summaries of the most widely read stories from the past week on Africa Private Equity News.

Sep 13

AHL Venture Partners provides $7m debt facility to Watu

Watu provides asset financing for motorcycles, three-wheelers and smartphones.

Sep 11

Grindstone Ventures targets Seed-to-Series A funding gap

South Africa-based Grindstone Ventures has launched a R500 million ($30.92 million) venture fund.

Sep 10

Morocco: CDG Invest Growth backs Little Mamma Group

Little Mamma Group operates restaurant brands including Little Mamma, Big Nonna and Duo Café.

Sep 9

Proparco invests $1.5m in ARC Ride

The investment forms part of ARC Ride’s $33.3 million financing round.

Sep 9

Standard Bank and Java Capital partner to build real estate advisory and co-investment platform

The partnership comes at a time when South Africa’s real estate market is starting to show encouraging signs of renewed activity.

Sep 9

TLG Capital provides $3m debt facility to Drive45

Drive45 offers mobility services to local and international businesses in Nigeria.

Sep 9

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