Category: Fundraising in Africa
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Savannah Fund Launches second $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund led by IFC, Draper, and others
Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across…
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The Importance of Financial Statements for Startups in Africa
One among the reasons why startups failed or unable to continue their business further is the non- presentation of financials…
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Press Release: Announcing e SABU CFO Service and Governance Platform for Africa Tech Startups
Dubai, UAE from 3rd Africa Legal Network Conference– Bridging the Gulf Savannah Fund today launches e SABU, a virtual CFO service…
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What It’s Really Like to Be Young, Black, and an African Tech Startup Entrepreneur (in Africa)
Cross-posted from Wiza’s blog on Medium. This post is going to read like a vaguely-connected set of thoughts and ideas.…
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Stripe Atlas in Africa – Building a Global Business from Africa
Last month, Stripe announced Atlas, a product designed to give entrepreneurs everywhere access to the basic building blocks for starting…
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Announcing the 4th Accelerator Class
We are excited to announce our 4th Accelerator class selected from over 150 applications across Africa- each startup will get between…
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Mistakes Made by Early Stage African Startups when Preparing for a Raise
This past July, Savannah Fund partnered with Knife Capital and University of Cape Town to host a VC Course in…
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Does your Africa Startup need Angry Capital?
Several years ago, Acumen Fund’s Jacqueline Novogratz made a name for her impact investment firm that many social Enterprises, particularly…