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East Africa Foods Secures $40 Million to Expand Regional Agritech Supply Chain
The Dar es Salaam-headquartered food distribution company completes a $26 million Series B equity round co-led by PIDG’s InfraCo, Oikocredit, and FMO to scale post-harvest logistics infrastructure across East Africa.
Kenyan Fintech Cloud9 Secures $500K Pre-Seed Funding From Crypto Accelerator Alliance
The Nairobi-headquartered digital banking platform brings its total pre-seed capital to $1 million as it expands cross-border payment corridors and card issuance for African merchants.
M-KOPA Acquires Finnish Phone-Locking Firm KilpiTek for $8 Million
The fintech asset-financier acquires full ownership of the Tampere-based software developer to secure core device-locking IP and streamline global hardware sourcing.
Kenyan Entrepreneur Rama Afullo’s Satlyt Secures $8 Million Seed Round
Co-headquartered in Nairobi and founded by former SpaceX Starlink product manager Rama Afullo, the deep-tech enterprise locks in backing from Launch Africa, Enza Capital, TLcom, and Axian to scale satellite AI compute.
Africa Go Green Fund Secures $18 Million Senior Debt Facility for Cold Solutions Rwanda
Cygnum Capital-managed fund provides debt financing to construct a temperature-controlled cold-storage and logistics hub in the Kigali Prime Economic Zone.
Proparco Commits €150,000 to Kenyan Agritech Farm to Feed
The 2X-labelled investment aims to accelerate the commercial scale of Farm to Feed’s digital supply-chain platform, reducing agricultural waste and improving farmer yields across Kenya.
Copia Global’s $123 Million Insolvency Highlights Capital Realities in African E-Commerce
The failure and liquidation of Kenya’s agent-led retail pioneer mark one of East Africa’s largest tech collapses, signaling a decisive shift away from capital-intensive last-mile distribution models.
Kenyan Agritech Startup Rhea Secures $100,000 to Scale Soil-Intelligence Technology into Tanzania
Soil health management pioneer Rhea raises $100,000 via a convertible note led by Obudu Capital, fueling regional expansion and the commercial rollout of its portable AgriPad testing platform.
Former Gold Fields CEO Chris Griffith Co-Leads New $1 Billion Private Equity Fund Targeting African Critical Minerals
Mining veteran Chris Griffith teams up with prominent dealmakers Sam Jonah and Colin Coleman to launch a $1.0 billion private equity initiative focused on securing critical mineral supply chains across Africa.
Kenyan Solar Irrigation Pioneer SunCulture Closes $10 Million Receivables Securitization Led by Mirova Gigaton Fund
Nairobi-based agritech and solar irrigation leader SunCulture closes a landmark $10 million senior secured securitization of customer receivables, structured by Kaleidofin to mobilize institutional climate-smart agriculture capital.
Kenyan Supermarket Chain Quickmart Prepares for Landmark 57.5% Stake Sale via Nairobi Securities Exchange
Leading East African retailer Quickmart targets a major public float, as private equity backer Adenia Partners and founding shareholders weigh a secondary divestment of up to a 57.5% equity interest on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.