Funding In North Africa
Tunisia’s One Tech Holdings secures US$26m from IFC to expand production, supply of mechatronics products
BVMT-listed OneTech received €23 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to support its development in Tunisia, Morocco, and internationally. The financing will also be used to stimulate job creation and economic growth. Read more
Funding In Africa
EAIF anchors Helios Towers bond issue
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has acted as an anchor investor in a bond issued in London on June 8, 2020 by HTA Group (HT), a whole owned subsidiary of Helios Towers. Read more
GetFundedAfrica – Venture Capital Focus
An insight into how Tokyo-based VC, Samurai Incubate Africa, invests in African startups
Samurai Incubate is a Japanese early-stage venture capital firm and incubator. Via its Samurai Incubate Fund, the firm claims to have invested in more than 100 startups since its inception in 2010. Read More
Call For Entries & Other Events
MindCET Accelerator Demo Day #8 – Online Event
MindCET Accelerator’s first online batch is coming to its final stage! Join us for our online demo day, and meet 8 amazing Edtech startups. Read more
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Entrepreneurs and businessmen alike have a crucial and pivotal role in the unemployment and collective required economic output crisis in Africa. Securing investment and funding to facilitate growth and economic impetus thus lies heavily in the minds of businessmen. The challenges of creating the right business plan, a realistic budget to gain traction and identifying adequate potential investors can sometimes be such a daunting process, and creates an avenue to be blindsided without proper guidance, representation or advice. Read more