Nairobi-based Agritech startup Apollo Agriculture has announced it raised $1m in debt funding from the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund).
Apollo Agriculture uses its digital approach to help small-scale farmers
Dutch development finance institution FMO has announced it would provide an additional $5m funding to Greenlight Planet Inc.
The Dutch bank recently granted a €21 million loan to French green
Pawame, a UAE-based but Africa-focused off-grid solar energy startup has secured $1.7m in grants commitments.
The grants were secured from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency; the Energy and Environment Partnership
Altech Group, a market leader in the distribution of world-class clean energy products in the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised €5 million in debt funding organized by Trine, a
Driven by the desire to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched an ambitious 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice,
Hardware Garage in partnership with the Enugu Technology and Innovation Centre has announced a call for application for the “StartHard” competition, an Innovation pitch inviting hardware Technology entrepreneurs working in
Mali-based solar energy startup, SolarX Africa, has announced the close of additional funding from Energy Access Ventures (EAV), an early-stage fund investing in decentralized energy companies across sub-Saharan Africa.
SolarX
Germany-based non-profit Impacc has announced plans to provide smart equity investment of between $30,000 and $150,000 to African startups with sustainable, high-impact solutions to social, economic, and environmental
Applications are currently open for the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) program, a four-year European Union (EU)-funded project that provides green businesses with customized loans and direct acceleration
UNFPA East and Southern Africa, in partnership with Safeguard Young People Programme, has announced the ‘Climate HackLab’ project, which aims to empower young people to be game-changers and drivers of
Rwanda’s Munyax Eco and Zambia’s WidEnergy have both announced they secured funding from Opes-LCEF, a female-focused impact investor that provides investment, management, and technical support to enterprises that
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has announced it has launched the WFP Innovation Challenge 2021 to support and scale startups with solutions to global hunger, achieving the UN
