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EIB Global Invests €25 Million in Amethis Fund III to Promote Sustainable Growth of African Businesses
Amethis Fund III will target companies supplying goods and services to low- and middle-income populations in Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Transforming Startup Financing: The Rise of Venture Debt and Alternative Finance in MENA
The venture capital ecosystem in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) experienced a 23% drop in funding and a 34% decline in the number of transactions closed in 2023. But as Reem Goussous at Village Capital and Dunya Bashiti at Capifly explain, alternative capital solutions are emerging to fill the gap — including venture debt, which reached $757 million in the region last year, a staggering 50-fold increase from 2020 levels. They explore how venture debt provides an important financing tool for early-stage, high-growth startups in MENA, enabling them to access funding without diluting their equity.
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- Investing
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OpenseedVC Announces First Close of $10 Million Fund to Back Early-stage African Operators
OpenseedVC is a venture capital firm that plans to support operator-launched startups in Africa and Europe with their first investment.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, venture capital
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TLcom Closes Africa’s Largest Early-Stage VC Fund at $154 Million
Confirming TLcom Capital’s status as Africa’s largest Seed and Series A investor, the new fund accelerates the firm’s mission to partner with elite founders to tackle Africa’s biggest and most complex challenges.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- venture capital
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Report: Africa’s Private Capital Deals Drop for First Time in 7 Years
The report by the African Private Capital Association (AVCA) shows that the volume of deals dropped by 28 percent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: World Bank Group Announces New Approach to Measuring Impact
For the first time, the work of all World Bank Group financing institutions will be tracked through the same set of indicators.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa
Africa is among the regions least served by venture capital, receiving just 2% of global venture deal volume in the third quarter of 2023.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Nigeria’s GetEquity Is Pivoting to Survive Global Capital Shortage
GetEquity is now providing private investments to both individuals and institutions through its platform and API infrastructure.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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