Funding In Southern Africa
New capital loan fund launches for SA SMEs
Founded by Yellow Pages which is owned by Telkom Business in partnership with fintech Fundrr, the new capital loan fund aims to offer businesses who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic a lifeline in much-needed funding. Read more
Funding In West Africa
500 STARTUPS MENTOR BRANDON DREW INVESTS IN THANKUCASH
Nigeria’s leading multi-merchant rewards company ThankUcash is pleased to announce that serial investor Brandon L Drew has joined the company as an investor and advisor. Read more
Call For Applications & Other Web-events
South African Startups Can Now Apply And Get Up To $5.7k From A New Accelerator Programme
Applications for this progamme close on 21 August 2021. Includes a chance to win 1 of 3 R100,000 ($5.7k) in grant funding (at the sole discretion of Imvelo Ventures) Read more
APPLICATION OPENS FOR UNDP CREATIVES INNOVATION CHALLENGE COVID-19 GRANT IN KENYA
The grant is part of the United Nations Development Programme‘s (UNDP’s) Accelerator Lab response and fights against misinformation in the country, with an emphasis on reaching across ethnic and minority divides. Read more
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In this episode of GFA-Attract, GetFundedAfrica’s Co-Founder, Debo Omololu discusses with Yassine Oussaifi, a Tunis-based Venture Capital Partner at AfricInvest Group. AfricInvest has $1.5 billion in funds under management and is one of Africa’s largest venture capital firms. Yassine loves water sports and basketball and tries to relax at beach locations.
