Seedrs invests US$706K in digital finance platform in crowdfunding campaign 
Zambian seed producer Zamseed clinches US$5m investment from SilverStreet Capital 
LionPride Agility Fund invests in healthtech startup BusyMed 
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Seedrs invests US$706K in digital finance platform in crowdfunding campaign
UGANDA - Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, has secured EUR634,000 (US$706,000) in investment through a Seedrs crowdfunding campaign. Founded...
Zambian seed producer Zamseed clinches US$5m investment from SilverStreet Capital
ZAMBIA – Zambia’s first seed company, Zamseed has secured K91 million (US$5m) investment from UK based investment advisor managing African agricultural funds, SilverStreet capital to expand...
LionPride Agility Fund invests in healthtech startup BusyMed
SOUTH AFRICA - LionPride Investment Holdings, via its LionPride Agility Fund has invested in BusyMed, a South African healthtech start-up. The investment from LionPride will...
AfDB to support ECOWAS countries to bolster response on COVID-19
WEST AFRICA - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved US$22.4 million for emergency project in support of three, low-income ECOWAS nations, Gambia, Mali...
Platform Capital invests in East African credit platform Lipa Later
KENYA - Platform Capital, a leading growth markets investor, has announced its investment in Lipa Later, a technology driven, consumer credit platform in East Africa....
RMB Corvest to exits its investment in South African leather company
SOUTH AFRICA – RMB Corvest, a private equity firm, has announced that it will exit its investment in Plush Professional Leather Center which is subject...
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