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SOC.OS Raises £2M in Funding

SOC.OS, a London, UK-based spin-out of BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, raised 2m in funding. Backers included Hoxton Ventures and Speedinvest. The company intends...

Apis Partners Launches FinTech Fund Focused on Growth Markets

Matteo Stefanel, formerly at The Abraaj Group, and Udayan Goyal, Founder and Managing Partner at Anthemis Group SA, have launched Apis Partners, a private...

Apollo Investment Receives $14M from LeapFrog

Apollo Investment Ltd, a East African insurance group, has raised $14m from LeapFrog Investments. Following the transaction, Ashok Shah will is continue to serve...

Ecobank Subsidiaries to Receive Investments Totalling US$14M

Three subsidiaries of Ecobank Transnational Inc. will receive a US$14m investment from Advanced Finance and Investment Group, manager of the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund.The...

Emerging Capital Partners Closes $613M Fund for Africa

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm focused on investing across the African continent, held the final close of its ECP Africa...

IFC Launches $25M Central Africa Fund to Support SMEs

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, launched a new fund that will focus on investing in small and medium...

Emerging Capital Partners Invests in East African Media Company Wananchi

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm, committed $25m to Wananchi Group Holdings, an East African media and telecommunications company specializing in...

UK, Skyvision raised $25m Financing

Skyvision, a UK-based provider of IP services over satellite and terrestrial fibre optic systems, raised $25m from Citi Venture Capital International.Skyvision has coverage over...

GroFin Africa Fund, $170m to invest in SMEs

GroFin announced the final close of the GroFin Africa Fund at US$170m.The fund, has the target to invest in roughly 500 small and medium...

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