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Partech closes its second Africa fund at $300M+ to invest from seed to Series C
TechCrunch· 3 months agoPartech has closed its second Africa fund, Partech Africa II, at €280 million ($300 million+), just...
Partech hits first close of largest Africa-focused fund, at €245M
TechCrunch· 1 year agoPartech, the global VC firm with several funds, has reached first close of Partech Africa II at €245...
Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn
TechCrunch· 4 months agoIn the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners)...
IFC set to invest $26M in Partech's Africa Fund II
TechCrunch· 2 years agoThe International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, plans to make an equity investment of up to €25 million ($26.43)...
QED and Partech back South African payment orchestration platform Revio in $5.2M seed
TechCrunch· 8 months agoThe payment landscape in Africa is still fragmented, with several payment operators providing...
VCs set sights on African countries beyond the 'Big Four'
TechCrunch ExtraCrunch· 2 years agoAfrica’s tech startup scene has grown significantly over the last decade, with various reports...
Africa’s growth stage startups are reeling from departure of big tech investors
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News Africa’s most mature startups felt the toughest end of the tech funding crunch of 2023, a...
How African startups raised funding in 2023
TechCrunch· 4 months agoAfter defying the global funding slowdown of 2022, VC investments in African startups dropped considerably last year, mirroring the situation in other...
Kenya's growth was strongest in Africa's VC market; clean tech, e-commerce pulled in most of the...
TechCrunch· 1 year agoAs VC activity slowed down globally last year, Kenya defied odds to record the strongest growth in...
How African startups raised venture capital in 2022
TechCrunch· 1 year agoEarlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. For one...