Press Release Mauritius 08.08.2023 The Catalytic Africa matching fund has disbursed a total of 174,000 Euros to three startups: Koree, Mosmos, and ITOT Africa in June and July 2023, representing a 290% upsurge from the same time last year. This funding will enable the startups Mosmos (Kenya), Koree (Cameroon), and ITOT Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo) […]
Kigali, 22 June – The Africa Business Angels Network (ABAN), a distinguished pan-African association of angel investors, and Rwanda Finance Ltd (RFL), a company dedicated to establishing Rwanda as a premier financial destination in Africa, have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and advance their respective initiatives across the continent. This groundbreaking partnership […]
Join us in celebrating 10 years of AESIS: A summit for investors, by investors Mark your calendars for the in-person Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 in Cape Town, the premier gathering for investors passionate about Africa’s startup ecosystem. What to expect A jam-packed year of events to celebrate 10 years of […]
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched two new thematic angel networks aimed at supporting startups in Africa that are keen on building the Smart Cities and Digital Trade sectors on the continent. The Smart Cities and the Digital Trade angel networks will focus on curtailing issues faced by urban cities in Africa by […]
The Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched a new thematic network aimed at supporting startups in the Clean Technology sector in Africa. The network, which is one of four thematic networks announced by ABAN last year; including Climate Smart Agriculture, Smart Cities and Digital Trade – will focus on educating and supporting angel investors […]
Press Release 24.12.2022 Catalytic Africa investment tops $0.5M in 2022 Catalytic-Africa, the African startup matching fund initiative by ABAN and AfriLabs that co-invests with angel investors in hub-related innovative startups through matching funding, has now invested $580,000 in African startups. The initiative received initial funding from the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) as its first Limited Partner in 2021 and has […]
Press Release 03.11.2022 ABAN launches the first investment document template for African Lusophone countries The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) has launched an investment document template for Lusophone countries in Africa, the first of its kind. The purpose of the template is to foster, promote and unlock the potential of the Lusophone African early stage investment ecosystem. “The creation […]
Press Release 26.10.2022 Lusaka, Zambia Catalytic Africa makes great strides in just one year The Catalytic Africa matching fund turns one at the Afrilabs Annual Gathering taking place in Lusaka, Zambia from 26-28 October, 2022. The fund was launched exactly a year ago at the Afrilabs gathering in Abuja, Nigeria. The fund, by African Business Angels Network (ABAN) and AfriLabs, was created with […]
Press Release 20.10.22 26 cities in Africa to host local investor meetups East, West, North and Southern Africa are well represented to boost early stage investing, as well as Dubai, London and Washington DC Over 300 verified investor organisations have confirmed attendance Agenda to include gender inclusivity and green/climate focused investment A record 29 cities […]
12 October, 2022 Press Release Praia, Cabo Verde The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) is projecting an investment of over $6 billion into the African Start-up Ecosystem by the end of 2022, a near 50% increase on investment into startups across the continent last year. “Of the $5 billion raised in 2021, over $400M was by angel […]
