Google’s Africa Investment Fund Makes First Investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda
By Tage Kene-Okafor
Internet giant Google announced today that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda.
The undisclosed investment comes two months after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in “tech-led initiatives”, which includes a $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at early- and growth-stage startups on the continent. He made this known at the Google for Africa event in October.
Before launching the fund, Google proved helpful in startups’ journeys via its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program.
The accelerator program has supported more than 80 startups in seed to Series A stages with equity-free mentorship and resources. Collectively, they have raised over $100 million in venture capital.
Google also recently launched Black Founders Fund, a non-dilutive $3 million fund allocated to 50 startups yearly.
Source: TechCrunch (link opens in a new window)
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