AXIAN Investment, the venture capital arm of the AXIAN Group, has committed an undisclosed investment to Hamilton Labs to support the large-scale deployment of its USDh stablecoin, a permissionless digital dollar designed to provide on-chain access to sovereign yield opportunities.
Partech has led a $5 million seed round in Happy Pay, one of Africa’s fastest-growing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platforms, with additional backing from Futuregrowth Asset Management, 4Di Capital, E4E Africa, Equitable Ventures, and Felix Strategic Investments.
Moniepoint Inc., an all-in-one financial ecosystem platform for individuals, businesses, and their customers, has announced the acquisition of Orda Africa, a cloud-based restaurant management platform operating in Nigeria. The move signals a strategic push by Moniepoint to expand its presence in the food service sector while strengthening its mission of providing integrated financial and operational tools.
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has committed €4.3 million to Afreenergy Solar, a platform developing clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in Senegal, with plans to expand into select West and Central African markets.
Amethis has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Tiba for Starch & Glucose, an Egyptian producer of rice-based specialty food ingredients, in a transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has provided $15m in mezzanine debt financing to Starsight Energy Africa Group to support the expansion of clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers across Sub-Saharan Africa.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and ILX, an Amsterdam-based emerging market private debt asset manager, have completed their first joint transaction to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural businesses in East Africa.
Vantage Capital, Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South Africa (CESA), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy, a South African energy solutions provider, alongside co-investor, Greenpoint Capital.
Symbiotics has invested $4 million in Platinum Credit Uganda to deepen financial inclusion and expand lending to underserved communities across the country.
Grene Capital Management Nigeria has announced the completion of a management buyout that will see the firm operate as an independent, Africa focused real asset fund manager, spun out from the growth market infrastructure investor, Actis.
Development Partners International (DPI) has completed a $190m investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private healthcare group.
Harith and its affiliates have entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire FlySafair, the airline confirmed today, in a transaction subject to the required regulatory approvals.
HAVAÍC, a South African venture capital firm, has led a $1.4m secondary investment in a global calling app Talk360.
Sahel Capital, an investment manager focused on the food and agriculture sectors across sub-Saharan Africa, has successfully closed a $2.4m working capital loan to Kuapa Kokoo through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA).
